Sure, but some battles can't be won... On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Crawford, Scott <crawfo...@evangel.edu>wrote:
> Dont get me wrong. I agree it's a major problem, but running as DA is > what I would be most concerned about. > > > > > Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint > > ------------------------------ > On Nov 4, 2011 8:30 AM, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's simply not true. Old buggy software just becomes the vector for > exploitation in a (no offense David) poorly administred environment. > > This would be a case of two wrongs making a wronger. Inadequate patching > levels coupled with inadequate security implementation makes for an even > bigger problem. > > I would go for one or the other. I'd be going to my superiors and saying > somethign to the effect of: If we can't afford to spend $$$ on Adobe > updates, then we had better change our behavior with regard to running as > administrator all day long. It's a big security risk, which will only > become bigger if we can't update our software. > > > > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Crawford, Scott <crawfo...@evangel.edu>wrote: > >> Yeah, on second thought, I wouldn't worry about Adobe at this point. >> As Al points out, old buggy software is far from your biggest concern. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint >> >> ------------------------------ >> On Nov 4, 2011 7:46 AM, David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote: >> >> Neat, our user base meets all those criteria…as noted in previous >> threads, all (eight) of our DA’s (except me) log in and browse as DA’s, and >> 99.5% of our user base are local admins. >> >> >> >> *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 03, 2011 3:09 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Adobe 8 suppoer dropped- Thoughts >> >> >> >> I’d be petrified. Double that if users using it are browsing the internet >> from the machine with them installed. Triple that if they’re browsing as a >> local admin. Quadruple if they’re domain admins. >> >> >> >> On the other hand, if they’re off network (and will stay that way) for >> some reason, I’d be ok. >> >> >> >> *From:* David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:04 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Adobe 8 suppoer dropped- Thoughts >> >> >> >> We have a few dozen systems with Adobe 8 Standard which after today will >> no longer be patched with security updates. What is your guys’ opinion on >> risk of leaving them as-is and no upgrading to a newer version? >> >> *David Lum* >> Systems Engineer // NWEATM >> Office 503.548.5229 //* *Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 >> >> >> >> ~ 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > 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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
