On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 8:13 AM, David Newall <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 27/11/17 23:18, Jesper Lykkegaard Karlsen wrote: >> >> The firmware on the cards are rather old and could need an update > > > Perhaps, if it's not broken, don't fix it. I get the impression that a lot > of people are spending a lot of time regularly upgrading the firmware of > their machines for no reason other than that a newer version is available. > This, perhaps, is asking for trouble. > > I'm sure this is not the advice you were hoping for, probably not even advice > that is welcome, but I think it's wise. > There are some of us who have to deal with "security scans" (qualys I am staring at you) which will just flag things because they are "old" without any thought process. And then the "security people" (using term loosely here) threaten to cut the network because they are "not compliant."
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