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Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing
From: Jerry Pasker <info () n-connect net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:10:14 -0600
Sean Donelan wrote:...the infection rate of Home/SOHO computers with AV/firewalls is higher than "naked" computers.please, where does this information come from? are you sitting on proof that the Home AV/Security industry is *complete* FUD? :)What's more interesting is the highest infection rate of all is for homes with laptop/mobile computers.is that so? please, where does *this* information come from? it might seem intuitively correct, but i'd like to see some numbers and other data to back these claims up.thanks -d
How 'bout this data: Stupid people get viruses more than smart people. There will always be viruses, there will always be stupid people. What does this have to do with network operations?
Are we, as network operators, supposed to protect people (stupid or not) from themselves?
-Jerry
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- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Dec 19)
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- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing Sean Donelan (Dec 19)
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- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing Petri Helenius (Dec 19)
- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing David Vincent (Dec 19)
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- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing Suresh Ramasubramanian (Dec 19)
- Re: New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing Larry Smith (Dec 19)
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