In the pre-Internet days I had a client who would unplug his modem between PCAnywhere sessions.
--- On Tue, 4/14/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 10:19 AM > If you really want to make your > computer secure, just unplug that black cable that runs from > the wall outlet to your power supply on your pc. I am fairly > certain that that would make it nearly impossible for your > pc to become infected with a virus! > > Mike > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Gil Hale RR" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:10:24 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [NF] more secure or less threats? > > > I suppose that if I ran all the "protections" within Vista > made available, > and hung my AntiVirus/AntiMalware/AntiAnti apps onto the > machine, along with > both a hardware and software firewall that really tightened > things down I > could perhaps still be able to read from, and maybe even > still write to, the > files on my own local hard drive. Maybe I could even > read or play various > CD or DVD media. But would I be able to do anything > effective with > connectivity to a network, to include Internet > access? I am surmising the > level of "security" has a lot to do with the ability of the > machine to do > anything at all, other than open a few local, benign and > relatively useless > apps. "It is totally secure, but it does not do > anything that could hurt > it. It does not run." > > A Windows machine that is so hamstrung that it is indeed > "secure", yet can't > be used for much of anything, is not of any value to > me. When I run my > Linux and Mac OS X machines I fear nothing, other than the > possibility of a > hardware failure. But I keep things backed up on a > scheduled basis, so the > exposure to loss of data is at least as minimal as with my > Windows based > machines that I keep backed up to an almost insane > degree. I trust the > security on my Linux and Mac machines, as it is inherently > built into the > very core of the OS, as opposed to the Windows bolt-on, add > apps, based > "security solution" afterthought. I still do not > trust security on my > Windows machines, despite all the protections I have in > place, as I know > something can still sneak into my machinery if I am > careless with the web > sites I visit. > > I wonder if anyone is going to challenge MS's claim that > Vista and W7 are > the most secure OS platforms on the planet. I guess a > clever attorney for > MS would say, "He never said which planet, did he?" > <g> > > > Gil > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:profoxtech- > > [email protected]] > On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:48 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [NF] more secure or less threats? > > > > <http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4146&tag=nl.e539> > > > > "Secure" is a mindset, and not an actual state, > right? > > > > Things change in the industry as well as new threats > detected. How > > fast the "vendors" ;-> roll with those threats. > > > > -- > > Stephen Russell > > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > > Web and Windows Development > > Independent Contractor > > Memphis TN > > > > 901.246-0159 > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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