My ISP advertise full unlimited unrestricted bandwidth for a monthly price per month, if it can't handle that, that's not my problem THAT is what I payed for *in the contract*. You should try reading that contract.
By blaming ActiveX and IE for security problems in Windows you've proven the parent posters point quite nicely.
IE and ActiveX are no different from Firefox + Addons or Safari + Java JRE in that they are all just browser/plugin combinations. All can be exploited to the same extent. IE + ActiveX's ubiquity has been it's greatest downfall.
They're designers...they've been using Mac since before I was born...that Terminal.app thing scares the hell out of them...they were fine using OS 9 before hand. Is this one of your designers?;)
1) Windows has user privileges that work too. The default settings of XP suck though. A definite +1 for UNIX in that regard. Vista *finally* addresses this. As for people being "stupid", you obviously overestimate the aptitude of the masses. A few years back a email worm for Windows came in a password protected zip file with the password in the body of the email...and it spread! Yes, people actually put the password from the body of the email to open the zip file and executed the payload.
2) The repository model, while nice (FreeBSD ports rocks!), would never work in the free market software ecosystem where proprietary software dominates the landscape. It would be like herding cats. Even in a ecosystem where most software is open source, I still think would fail if the amount of software available approached that of the amount of Windows software. The sheer scale of it would be too big, and conflicting interests would end up destroying it. My point is that if Linux gained a significant installed base, the repository model would fall apart the and Linux would be pulled into the "wild will west" where Windows currently resides. OSX has the same free market model as Windows anyway, so I don't see how it directly related to this article.
3) Meh.
BTW, to the fuckwads who modded me down for questioning the god of UNIX:
Fuck off! <---(That's "-1 Flamebait" right there, bitches)
It's not Microsoft's fault that they used a root-level database (the 'Registry') that could be twigged by any user-mode app in pre-XP SP2 Thank you for demonstrating your ignorance of how Windows works.
We can now safely ignore anything else you say on the subject.
However it is true that Linux/Unix have a much, much lower risk of malware then Windows. And why do you think that is? Does UNIX have some sort of magic pixie dust that prevent people from doing stupid things?
In the British public sector, people don't get fired.
Well, they do, but they tend to have to commit serious crime for it to happen. That's pretty much how it is here is the U.S. too.
at no point do they actually care what the skills of the IT staff are. As far as the local authority's concerned, the IT staff are employed to manage and maintain whatever the hell it is that they've decided should be in place this year. Then the local authorities are idiots if they don't care what the skills of the IT staff are.
...that they are advising.
Said by TFA: "Becta is advising British schools to take a long look at Linux and open source suites like OpenOffice.org." I'm sure they will take a look at Linux and promptly forget about it as soon as they realize that they would have to fire their existing Windows-only IT staff and/or hire new staff to support it. After that they will take a long look at their agreement with Microsoft and realize that just ditching MS Office will not help either since their current volume license agreement is a package that includes Office too.
In order to *really* save money you have to go for the full monty and almost completely ditch all Microsoft products, which requires a talented IT staff. My experience with K-12 Education IT is that most IT staffs in this category can't make this work.
Couple that with the fact that I have an advanced degree in computer science (which to the average slashdot reader seems to mean I now *nothing* about computers, Well, you're playing the part!;)
The only things you are doing right now that are actually contributing to your security are the use WPA2 and a strong password. MAC address filtering, non-default subnets, and disabled DHCP are the "Maginot Line" of wireless networking.
I think you are really reaching for reasons to not like Obama.
It's my opinion that ALL mega (and many smaller) churches are corrupt organizations run by corrupt people. It might be convenient to Judge him based on the fact that he attends some big box church, but it's not necessarily right.
As for the Clintons*, did you get that talking point straight from the Limbaugh letter?
*for the record, I can't stand Hillary either. I'd rather Chuck Norris be president.
Obama is a nice socialist with almost zero experience.... The current administration has proved quite nicely that all the 'experience' in the world doesn't mean shit if you are delusional.
Member of a 'church' that is Farrakan''s Nation of Islam So Obama's church has had ties to Farrakhan in the past. So? It's a mega church. All mega churches are inherently corrupt. What exactly are you insinuating by tying Obama to "Islam"?
Rudy I could vote for. "911"
I didn't mean to say that exploits aren't used very much. I just think that the user is, has always, and will continue to be the number one avenue of infection.
I think a lot of malware today is spread via any method possible, which is why infection methods are not listed by AV companies. There is too much money involved for the scumbags that spread this crap to leave any door unopened. Today I see all kinds of non-Microsoft Windows programs like flash, java, real player, quicktime, firefox and all of the various IM clients being exploited, as opposed to a several years ago when the majority of vulnerabilities targeted were of outlook express and IE.
Anytime I start to doubt the sheer determination many people have to infect themselves, I remember a couple of years back when email worms first started to become "popular". Email server all came to the rescue and started implementing virus scanning on the email servers. To avoid detection, malware cretins placed their payload inside of zip files and the worms continued to spread. Email server admins then acted by scanning inside the zip files, and malware cretins promptly responded by encrypting the zip files and placing the password to the zip file in the body of the email...and the worms continued to spread!
I admire, your and others' attempts to inform the masses on the real issue here, but the ignorant masses are are out in force on this one and this giant anti-Microsoft circle jerk will not be stopped.
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I suddenly have imagery of a giant cockroach with a shotgun strapped to it's back riding though he desert on an old Honda trail bike.
When did I say anything about my provider?
Unless you are paying a ton of money per month, I guarantee your provider is overselling their bandwidth, and can't guarantee you your full speed.
By blaming ActiveX and IE for security problems in Windows you've proven the parent posters point quite nicely.
IE and ActiveX are no different from Firefox + Addons or Safari + Java JRE in that they are all just browser/plugin combinations. All can be exploited to the same extent. IE + ActiveX's ubiquity has been it's greatest downfall.
Awesome.
1) Windows has user privileges that work too. The default settings of XP suck though. A definite +1 for UNIX in that regard. Vista *finally* addresses this. As for people being "stupid", you obviously overestimate the aptitude of the masses. A few years back a email worm for Windows came in a password protected zip file with the password in the body of the email...and it spread! Yes, people actually put the password from the body of the email to open the zip file and executed the payload.
2) The repository model, while nice (FreeBSD ports rocks!), would never work in the free market software ecosystem where proprietary software dominates the landscape. It would be like herding cats. Even in a ecosystem where most software is open source, I still think would fail if the amount of software available approached that of the amount of Windows software. The sheer scale of it would be too big, and conflicting interests would end up destroying it. My point is that if Linux gained a significant installed base, the repository model would fall apart the and Linux would be pulled into the "wild will west" where Windows currently resides. OSX has the same free market model as Windows anyway, so I don't see how it directly related to this article.
3) Meh.
BTW, to the fuckwads who modded me down for questioning the god of UNIX:
Fuck off! <---(That's "-1 Flamebait" right there, bitches)
We can now safely ignore anything else you say on the subject.
Next.
Actually, that would be your failed colony, you crooked-toothed nancy boy.
Well, they do, but they tend to have to commit serious crime for it to happen. That's pretty much how it is here is the U.S. too. at no point do they actually care what the skills of the IT staff are. As far as the local authority's concerned, the IT staff are employed to manage and maintain whatever the hell it is that they've decided should be in place this year. Then the local authorities are idiots if they don't care what the skills of the IT staff are.
It would be an ad hominem if I was actually arguing with him.
I was just reminding him that he is a giant douche.
"Becta is advising British schools to take a long look at Linux and open source suites like OpenOffice.org." I'm sure they will take a look at Linux and promptly forget about it as soon as they realize that they would have to fire their existing Windows-only IT staff and/or hire new staff to support it. After that they will take a long look at their agreement with Microsoft and realize that just ditching MS Office will not help either since their current volume license agreement is a package that includes Office too.
In order to *really* save money you have to go for the full monty and almost completely ditch all Microsoft products, which requires a talented IT staff. My experience with K-12 Education IT is that most IT staffs in this category can't make this work.
Is that like...DRM?
FYI,
While this is a bit funny, it's redundant.
Every time twitter posts on Slashdot, an angel loses a wing...
...and then the wing falls from heaven and lands on a kitten, fatally injuring it.
The only things you are doing right now that are actually contributing to your security are the use WPA2 and a strong password. MAC address filtering, non-default subnets, and disabled DHCP are the "Maginot Line" of wireless networking.
lol.
You make it sound like kids "steal" your life!
..shit I forgot one thing.
Kids are not a burden. They are a blessing!
Just a nit to pick...
There is no such thing as being "ready for kids".
Have kids early and you might not be in diapers by the time they leave the house.
I think you are really reaching for reasons to not like Obama.
It's my opinion that ALL mega (and many smaller) churches are corrupt organizations run by corrupt people. It might be convenient to Judge him based on the fact that he attends some big box church, but it's not necessarily right.
As for the Clintons*, did you get that talking point straight from the Limbaugh letter?
*for the record, I can't stand Hillary either. I'd rather Chuck Norris be president.
I didn't mean to say that exploits aren't used very much. I just think that the user is, has always, and will continue to be the number one avenue of infection.
I think a lot of malware today is spread via any method possible, which is why infection methods are not listed by AV companies. There is too much money involved for the scumbags that spread this crap to leave any door unopened. Today I see all kinds of non-Microsoft Windows programs like flash, java, real player, quicktime, firefox and all of the various IM clients being exploited, as opposed to a several years ago when the majority of vulnerabilities targeted were of outlook express and IE.
Anytime I start to doubt the sheer determination many people have to infect themselves, I remember a couple of years back when email worms first started to become "popular". Email server all came to the rescue and started implementing virus scanning on the email servers. To avoid detection, malware cretins placed their payload inside of zip files and the worms continued to spread. Email server admins then acted by scanning inside the zip files, and malware cretins promptly responded by encrypting the zip files and placing the password to the zip file in the body of the email...and the worms continued to spread!
I admire, your and others' attempts to inform the masses on the real issue here, but the ignorant masses are are out in force on this one and this giant anti-Microsoft circle jerk will not be stopped.