>>>Am I the only one who's never found a single antivirus app to be worth a damn?
that is the stupidest thing i ever heard. if you run windows, you need av apps, plain and simple.
av apps might not catch everthing, but they are worth a damn, no question about it.
you MUST redo your comment. it makes no sense.
>>Isn't it someone ironic that the author of a book on the subject of identity theft actually made money (assuming he was paid for his story) from someone else assuming his identity?
Can you please explain. i dont get your post.
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this has as much to do with godwin as.... well nothing
what the heck are you trying to imply :!
>>>he plain basic truth is this: Productivity does not require security!
I have no idea what that means, please explain.
diskless workstations are awesome. the network computer concpept of some years back did the similar.
great concept, really great.
but never took off. beats me why not.
Common suggestion: Dump windows and we are secure
Similar argument: Stop hating people and no one will get killed.
We call people who make such crazy arguments weird.
>>and if you're responsible for running a network, you should already know these basics, or you dont deserve to have the job.
In a perfect world... yes.
The real world... mgmt cares little about securtiy and pays little to those who are responsible for it.
the outcome = malware invested networks run by those behind the curve.
After reading your comment 5 times, and sending it to 5 people, all of us agree that no matter how correct you are, this is a Windows and IE world.
Suggesting Not running windows, not using IE, is plain impossible.
And what you did describe is HIGHLY TECHNICAL!!!
Most people cant find control panel, let alone configure it.
>>>You only need AV software if you're technically incompetent.
And that is 90% of the end user base in the world.
yes, for you and your friends, your premise is correct.
for the other few hundred million end users, AV IS A MUST!!! That is undisputable!!!
>>>You only need AV software if you're technically incompetent.
And that is conservatively 90% of the end-user base in the world. so for you and the few thousand people who do security right, fine.
for the other few hundred million people, they DO NEED AV SOFTWARE.
>>>Am I the only one who's never found a single antivirus app to be worth a damn? that is the stupidest thing i ever heard. if you run windows, you need av apps, plain and simple. av apps might not catch everthing, but they are worth a damn, no question about it. you MUST redo your comment. it makes no sense.
Waht does anne coulter have to do with it?
yeah... but that choir lost their voice :)
u think csco pays 4 placement on /. ????
NEVER!!!!
big initiative.... but it was quashed by msft :)
i think it was made pretty clear that this is a by cisco, for cisco, there aint nothing in the world but cisco book.
No way man.... use a Mac!!!!
cant get a better anology than that!
cool, thanx
ok, so credit monitoring is not perfect. but what are the options until a perfect system is created? jay
i gues you mean that we will need a slashdot for dummies web site soon :)
these articles are getting way too hard :)
dude, this is /., Not 'the economist' or 'the new york times'.
Ok, I am missing something. What is your problem with credit monitoring?
if you don't like that credit moniroing site, check out http://www.privacyguard.com/ privacy guard is even endorsed by abagnale himslef!!
>>Isn't it someone ironic that the author of a book on the subject of identity theft actually made money (assuming he was paid for his story) from someone else assuming his identity? Can you please explain. i dont get your post.
---Sure he has some good advice, but he supports credit monitoring [jeremyduffy.com] whats wrong with crediting montiurogin?