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<br><div><div>On Dec 10, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Josh More wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Jason Hsu <<a href="mailto:jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com">jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">One of my friends posted on her Facebook page, "Porn infestation on my work computer. Completely unintentional, promise."<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I responded, "They don't call it Winblows for nothing." I wonder if she'll switch to Linux Mint like I suggested.<br></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>I wish people didn't recommend Linux as an solution for malware<br>infections like this.<br><br>Don't get me wrong, Linux is great, but problems like this are not<br>solved by changing operating systems. If you take a user that takes<br>stupid risks online, they're going to do that whatever they run.<br>Moving those users to Linux is going to expose them to same Internet<br>they've been on and give them a false feeling of security, as the web<br>has allowed many threats to become cross-platform.<br><br>As a security consultant, I'd much rather show people how to secure<br>their Windows system (don't run as admin, use Firefox with appropriate<br>plugins, keep it patched) and then, once they know how to use a<br>computer properly, show them why Linux might be a good choice for them<br>based on reasons of flexibility, freedom and cost.<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>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. :)</div></body></html>