Here here I agree on both points. I fought this at last $dayjob$ with our resident MacHead telling me that security was only a problem on Windows boxes and I should spend $100k switching the office to Mac's as Mac's could not and never would get any malware.
Jon On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 14:38, justino garcia <[email protected]> > wrote: > > iTunes removal has come up in our office. > > > > What is norm are you allowing iTunes on the network? > > What are your organization's policies? > > If there is no policy on this, it's time to get one - speak to your HR > manager and other relevant staff (probably including the company > lawyer) about setting up a policy. > > That is what should drive your decisions like this. > > Now, if you're wanting my personal/professional opinion - iTunes' > security record sucks. Also, iTunes isn't needed for anything > legitimate that users might have, iPhone and iPad included, because > those can be activated on either a personal computer, or if the > devices is company-issued, on a computer that is dedicated to the > purpose and under the direct control of IT. > > Given that, iTunes should not be present on end-user machines. > > But that's just my opinion. > > Kurt > > ~ 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
