Linked by Jeremy LaCroix on Wed 13th Aug 2003 16:59 UTC
I am a "Technologist", a Technology enthusiast that is usually the one that is called should a major catastrophe strike an end user. My saga of computer rescues becomes a plot that is ever so thickening, if not only for the fact that's it's becoming incredibly easy for hackers and malicious code writers these days to invade personal property to find, seek, and destroy. Each year, virus and hacker threats increase, and in addition the damage trail left behind is something of a problem. Not to forget, a majority of "PC Panic" cases I've come across are often times the same common, "major" problem.
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>That's like saying every home owner should have a gun: Sheer and utter bollocks.
>Use your brain and you won't get virusses. A virus is the result of a lack of security.
Anti-virus programs and firewalls are security tools. Not all viruses propagate by users opening attachments--some spread by exploiting vunrabilities present in default and normal installs of operating systems. For Windows, the lack of security, many times, rests in the operating system itself. The user must take extra steps to make the default install more secure. Installing an anti-virus or firewall package seems simpler than explaining how to disable services in Windows XP/2k. Any operating system takes extra steps to become secure
Not everyone needs a gun for security (OpenBSD) BUT doors and windows do need locks and latches (AV and simple firewall)