Re: [ubuntu-uk] Banking Code section 12.9 - Open Letter to Banking Code Standards Board
Andy Smith wrote: They are just trying to help as many people as possible without getting bogged down in technical details. It's a one line suggestion. Do you really expect a banking leaflet to go into the pros and cons of secure computing? Yes I certainly do, I do expect a formal banking code to offer well informed and well worded, competent advice. The Code will be argued against a ubuntu using victim who has used ubuntu without any 'anti virus' software (m'lud) and has had their bank account compromised. Why accept incompetence in a Code of Practice? It is not in any way difficult to reword to be appropriate. -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Banking Code section 12.9 - Open Letter to Banking Code Standards Board
I note that the Banking code section 12.9 advises users to 'Keep your PC secure'. http://www.bankingcode.org.uk/pdfdocs/PERSONAL_CODE_2008.PDF This is something I fully support. However the Code goes on to give specific advice about how this should be achieved: 'Use up-to-date anti-virus and spyware software and a personal firewall'. This is perfectly reasonable and appropriate for users of the common Windows systems however, many users do not use Windows, and this advice is badly worded for the millions of non Windows users, and may cause confusion. For example I do not use Windows on my PC because even with the facilities you recommend, I do not regard the system to be secure enough to do my online banking. Please inform me of the recommended software for non Windows systems for functions of anti virus and anti spyware functions? Alternatively you might like to consider a slight re wording of the Banking Code so that it may be held in greater respect by PC users who choose to avoid Windows, and have done extensive investigation and are well informed technically? -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Banking Code section 12.9 - Open Letter to Banking Code Standards Board
Hello Alan, On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 07:46:07PM +0100, alan c wrote: I note that the Banking code section 12.9 advises users to 'Keep your PC secure'. http://www.bankingcode.org.uk/pdfdocs/PERSONAL_CODE_2008.PDF This is something I fully support. However the Code goes on to give specific advice about how this should be achieved: 'Use up-to-date anti-virus and spyware software and a personal firewall'. [...] Please inform me of the recommended software for non Windows systems for functions of anti virus and anti spyware functions? It doesn't make specific recommendations for Windows systems. Should the age come where Linux desktops are in the majority, they will also require anti-virus and spyware software. They are just trying to help as many people as possible without getting bogged down in technical details. It's a one line suggestion. Do you really expect a banking leaflet to go into the pros and cons of secure computing? Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting You dont have to be illiterate to use the Internet, but it help's. -- Mike Bristow signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
