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		allset_ on Oct 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NordVPN confirms it was hacked In well maintained networks the management interface (IDRAC, etc.) for each server is placed on a separate VLAN which the servers cannot access. This isn't to say that cheap providers actually do this, or that the VLAN can't be accessed by a compromised technician's workstation/laptop.

fulafel on Oct 22, 2019 [–]

So it's a fail-open design, given the rarity of well maintained networks, and the lability and inobservability of said state.

Never trust the network.

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