Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 2nd Sep 2004 19:56 UTC, submitted by Jon Cooper
"We evaluated the security features of Windows XP SP2 on a test machine, following a clean install of XP Pro with no configuration changes and no third-party software or drivers installed. We installed XP with the NTFS file system, choosing all of the factory defaults, then patched it with each recommended security update including SP-1 (required), before installing SP2." Read the rest at TheRegister.
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The author makes it pretty clear he doesn't expect anyone to be running a network at home. I would say the opposite is the case in a good deal of homes these days.(certainly in the U.S.)
While the author makes so good points, he appears really paranoid about security on a home computer system.
Like we're all going to spend hours attempting to drill into a system connected via AOL Broadband just to checkout the photos of their grandkids. LMAO