You might not be aware, but the constant annoying security warnings in Vista are nothing more than 'security theatre' -- i.e. they make you feel safer, without actually doing anything meaningful. Vista is no more secure because of these annoying prompts -- coders with malicious intent just work around this 'feature'.
Sorry, I don't have a link handy but this was on The Register or Slashdot a couple months back. Cheers Curtis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Bostwick Sent: 15 July 2008 16:23 PM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Re: Chicken and Egg There's a lot to be said for platforms that don't allow people to execute foreign code on them without your permission. (Especially if they prompt you for permission without being so intrusive about it that you have to turn the prompting off to avoid the constant interruptions.) There's also a lot to be said for platforms that don't make it easy for attackers to hide their executable files and running processes from the user. I'm just saying .. :) On Jul 14, 2008, at 8:17 PM, William T Goodall wrote: > On 14 Jul 2008, at 22:58, Lance A. Brown wrote: > >> William T Goodall said the following on 7/14/2008 2:53 PM: >> >>> So how do you download the patches if you can't put an unpatched >>> Windows computer on the internet? >> >> You don't hook it directly to the Internet. If you are on a >> broadband connection, get a router or wireless access point with an >> integrated switch and connect your cable or dsl modem to the router >> or access point, then plug your new windows computer into that. This >> lets the router take all the scans and intrusion attempts and as long >> as you are careful where you browse to, you can download the security >> updates without compromising your machine. > > The router of course is running an embedded version of Linux :-) > > Without patches Maru "It's Throw Open Our Doors to People Who Want to Discuss Things That We Could Care Less About Day." -- Toby Ziegler _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
