Amen!!!! Jason On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Josh More <jmore at starmind.org> wrote: > I wish people didn't recommend Linux as an solution for malware > infections like this. > > Don't get me wrong, Linux is great, but problems like this are not > solved by changing operating systems. If you take a user that takes > stupid risks online, they're going to do that whatever they run. > Moving those users to Linux is going to expose them to same Internet > they've been on and give them a false feeling of security, as the web > has allowed many threats to become cross-platform. > > As a security consultant, I'd much rather show people how to secure > their Windows system (don't run as admin, use Firefox with appropriate > plugins, keep it patched) and then, once they know how to use a > computer properly, show them why Linux might be a good choice for them > based on reasons of flexibility, freedom and cost. > > -Josh More > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > wrote: > > One of my friends posted on her Facebook page, "Porn infestation on my > work computer. Completely unintentional, promise." > > > > I responded, "They don't call it Winblows for nothing." I wonder if > she'll switch to Linux Mint like I suggested. > > > > -- > > Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- jason -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20111211/4a89a44a/attachment.html>