On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:41 AM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > My point exactly – a CD/DVD is 100% safe. I can’t tell you how many times > I’ve had users call in telling me their wireless isn’t working on their > laptop only to find out they’ve accidentally hit the slider on the side of > the computer that turns it off. It happens, even to IT people (especially > when they are under pressure to fix several high priority things). I’m not > against using a USB drive but for safety it’s my second choice. And a DVD > costs me about $.20, maybe less.
How much is your time worth? Flash is a *lot* faster, both for writing and when running. I, for one, check write protect switches/tabs every single time I mount something, and am confident in my ability to do so. The scenario you're defending against would appear to be (1) you accidentally hit the switch to write enable (2) you don't check it before plugging in, and (3) the compromised software on the computer somehow manages to execute despite the fact that you've booted from trusted media. At that point, it seems like I wouldn't trust myself to work on the PC anymore. I might accidentally format the hard drive or something. An argument you haven't made but which I would consider more valid: With an optical disc, they're cheap enough that you don't care if you forget/lose/drop-and-break/etc it. You can also hand them out like candy. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
