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

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> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-

> bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell

> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:48 AM

> To: profoxtech@leafe.com

> Subject: [NF] more secure or less threats?

> "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.

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> Stephen Russell

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