Unless I have a head cold and sneeze on it, at which point it could cause an infection with others...
Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- > boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of m...@mikewohlrab.com > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:20 AM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] more secure or less threats? > > 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" <mrgmh...@rochester.rr.com> > > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:10:24 > To: <profoxt...@leafe.com> > 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: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- > > boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:48 AM > > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > > 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: ProFox@leafe.com 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/020501c9bd0c$adc6e480$0954ad...@rr.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
