Seems that a few people in the public arena have started spreading the word about using a Linux Boot CD is the most secure way to do Internet Banking now :-0
Not just one source either: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/157767,nsw-police-dont-use-windows-for-interne t-banking.aspx http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5813&tag=nl.e589 http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=2492&tag=nl.e036 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/avoid_windows_malware_b ank_on.html?wprss=securityfix http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/e-banking_on_a_locked_d own_non.html?wprss=securityfix http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/erosion-of-trust-for-online-banking. html Am I right in saying this is actually a bad thing? I've listened to Paul and the gang go on about using live CDs such as Backtrack and so forth is a bad thing due to components being out of date and vulnerable - use them in a test network for research and education. So imagine people doing this and not updating the live CD for say 6 months or never and suppose they leave the thing running for a week or even worse all the time. In addition this does not mitigate against DNS spoofing, browser XSS and so forth, right? What do you guys think about this latest trend and what do you think the risks really are with this scenario? Cheers _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
