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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I agree with most everybody else, that MS is a large company and should be even more concerned about the security of thier OS's then the actions are proving. Altho I don't use MS products often actually very rarly why because I am connected to the net directly via my cable modem and currently have no firewall or AV setup yet, I just got connected and as I said I rarly use it. My primary Desktop os is Linux and as it's been said already and I tell other's when they ask no OS is perfect, That's why I actually have two firewall system's complimenting each other with the Secure MDK kernel, uses GRsec pathes, currently my system has been tested to be tru-stealth via grc.com and other's, and yes even icmp get's droped also but I also realize that I'm still not totally imune to anything, I think more OS supplies, Distro Company should also pay more attention to default security, especially in the "Desktop" Distro's there is just two many services on by default, luckilly I know this and how to stop them, but unfortunatly many don't, ok I'm done rambilling