Thanks Ben, this is exactly where I was heading. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > ~ 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
