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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I know teenagers and computers. I have built computers for families, and within 24 hours, the firewall has been disabled, running as Administrator, and the thing is virus ridden, and full of spyware. The teenagers you talk about are in the minority. The majority of teenagers use the computer for chat, internet, downloading pretty things that run around their desktop, games, and p2p stuff. They download any crap that takes their fancy, install it, and generally break their computers. They also don't seem to give a shit, and if it breaks, they just reinstall the OS. I had one situation where a laptop was bought for a mother for work purposes, and the teenagers had to be physically restrained from using it, because they'd already screwed the other two computers in the house with viruses and spyware.
Welcome to the realworld.
Matt