On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > My point is that you have to use > the same methods to protect unprivileged accounts as you do > root/administrator.
"True and unremarkable." There, I did it, too. See how that fails to contribute to the discussion? > Not that they're equivalent in power, but that each kind of account > can do and has access is different and equally valuable. For the typical home user, which is what that comic is focused on[1], not so much. > Root/Administrator is valuable because it can subvert the protections > on, or directly access, the data that end-user accounts have, and > end-user accounts because that's the actual money/IP resides. And for a home PC *THERE IS ONLY ONE USER*. -- Ben [1] Note what's in the bubbles around the edges. ~ 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
