How is that any more worrisome then congress straight up saying the gov can spy on citizens with impunity using private corporations and no one will be held accountable for it.
I totally agree that a good AV is vital, its just that we often focus so much on the threat defense that we forget to secure the payload itself.
As for the trojan thing, I have an ipod touch that all it does is connect to my bank. Thats it. No MP3s, no apps besides the bank app. Its a private, secure bank terminal for under $200. If I have any doubt of its security i wipe it clean and start over.
The point is Backup (this means more then one physical copy and location btw) > AV. A proper backup plan includes months or years of backups to go back to.
Noscript and adblock only work for advanced users and can be quite annoying to even that group, not to mention you rob your favorite sites of revenue. I cannot in good conscience use them.
If i had a tech who didnt have a full working backup system including a tested recovery method, THATS who I would fire. Running AV or not is pretty moot when you have solid backups.
The practical scenario when you come upon these situations is the old standby "Nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure". I think people are being a bit harsh here, but the truth is, anyone that comes in with a virus infection in my shop is told its a full data recovery, wipe and reinstall. You cannot be sure youve wiped all traces of a virus from a windows machine. Even MS says so.
I try Linux again and again. I cant even figure out how to run the damn text editor with a keyboard only. I love computers, but I HATE how Linux assumes you have a fuckton of pre-existing knowledge.
Because no one loves spies. The prevailing feeling is, if you were a good spy, you wouldnt have gotten caught anyways. If you do get caught, well you were a shitty spy so who gives a fuck about you?
Technically, 'honorary degrees' are considered valid accomplishments.....The mythbusters have honorary degrees and thier fanbois squeal when you point out that it that it means squat in the real world.
Then you deal with the delay. It amazes me how people trivialize this stuff sometimes because it isnt 1000% consumerized. Pretend you are communicating with a base on the moon and have fun with it.
And thus we see the word 'Terrorism' to encompass financial FRAUD.
terrorism/terrizm/
Noun:
The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
A POLITICAL tool to sow TERROR in the populace. To cow the state with horrifying acts upon the citizenry. By using it in this way you diminish the magnitude of fear true terrorism spreads.
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Typing this on a DVI-HDCP compliant Dell 2407. My wife's Dell 1907 is DVI-HDCP too.
You do know Malcolm was destined to go on to become POTUS right? The last episode really explains Lois' madness, shes a farseer.
I think hes just incredulous that the option exists.
2 sides of the same evil.
How is that any more worrisome then congress straight up saying the gov can spy on citizens with impunity using private corporations and no one will be held accountable for it.
I totally agree that a good AV is vital, its just that we often focus so much on the threat defense that we forget to secure the payload itself. As for the trojan thing, I have an ipod touch that all it does is connect to my bank. Thats it. No MP3s, no apps besides the bank app. Its a private, secure bank terminal for under $200. If I have any doubt of its security i wipe it clean and start over.
The point is Backup (this means more then one physical copy and location btw) > AV. A proper backup plan includes months or years of backups to go back to.
Where was the BACKUP? There is no better anti-virus then good solid, tested backups.
Noscript and adblock only work for advanced users and can be quite annoying to even that group, not to mention you rob your favorite sites of revenue. I cannot in good conscience use them.
If i had a tech who didnt have a full working backup system including a tested recovery method, THATS who I would fire. Running AV or not is pretty moot when you have solid backups.
The practical scenario when you come upon these situations is the old standby "Nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure". I think people are being a bit harsh here, but the truth is, anyone that comes in with a virus infection in my shop is told its a full data recovery, wipe and reinstall. You cannot be sure youve wiped all traces of a virus from a windows machine. Even MS says so.
"We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
Whom do we punish when we find later that the person was wrongly convicted and executed?
You're an idiot.
I try Linux again and again. I cant even figure out how to run the damn text editor with a keyboard only. I love computers, but I HATE how Linux assumes you have a fuckton of pre-existing knowledge.
Lack of LAN IS a gameplay flaw. LANs create an immersion environment that cant be replicated any other way.
The next air superiority fighter will be a drone.
Its hard to take the social contract seriously when one side keeps altering the deal in their favor whilst giving up nothing in return......
Because no one loves spies. The prevailing feeling is, if you were a good spy, you wouldnt have gotten caught anyways. If you do get caught, well you were a shitty spy so who gives a fuck about you?
Technically, 'honorary degrees' are considered valid accomplishments.....The mythbusters have honorary degrees and thier fanbois squeal when you point out that it that it means squat in the real world.
Agreed. Hawking Radiation > Nobel Prize
Then you deal with the delay. It amazes me how people trivialize this stuff sometimes because it isnt 1000% consumerized. Pretend you are communicating with a base on the moon and have fun with it.
When Apple reaches 95% marketshare and tells ATT, T-Mo, Sprint and Verizon that they can only sell iphones, then you MIGHT have a valid comparison.
The EULA can say im not allowed to reverse engineer, but its uneforceable.
And thus we see the word 'Terrorism' to encompass financial FRAUD.
terrorism/terrizm/ Noun: The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
A POLITICAL tool to sow TERROR in the populace. To cow the state with horrifying acts upon the citizenry. By using it in this way you diminish the magnitude of fear true terrorism spreads.