Ryan Coleman ryan.coleman at cwis.biz On Dec 10, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Josh More wrote: > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: >> One of my friends posted on her Facebook page, "Porn infestation on my work computer. Completely unintentional, promise." >> >> I responded, "They don't call it Winblows for nothing." I wonder if she'll switch to Linux Mint like I suggested. > > I wish people didn't recommend Linux as an solution for malware > infections like this. > > Don't get me wrong, Linux is great, but problems like this are not > solved by changing operating systems. If you take a user that takes > stupid risks online, they're going to do that whatever they run. > Moving those users to Linux is going to expose them to same Internet > they've been on and give them a false feeling of security, as the web > has allowed many threats to become cross-platform. > > As a security consultant, I'd much rather show people how to secure > their Windows system (don't run as admin, use Firefox with appropriate > plugins, keep it patched) and then, once they know how to use a > computer properly, show them why Linux might be a good choice for them > based on reasons of flexibility, freedom and cost. Education is everything. But… I hate to say it: We have options in Operating Systems… We don't have options in human diseases. We can't make a "more secure" immune system… So… Education is the answer. :) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20111211/84551be4/attachment.html>