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| From | RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" |
| Date | 2018-11-20 19:09 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <pt1m5e$68b$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <cAVID.654514$Ac3.509278@fx45.iad> <qt89z080.avl@rooftop.invalid> |
On 2018-11-20, owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote: > DFS <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: >> http://cds.cern.ch/record/2647090/files/Poster-2018-664.pdf >> >> I did not know that, CERN, but thanks for telling us. I'm glad you're >> not forcing bogus Linux hobbyware on the employees and scientists and >> engineers. >> > > LOL! It looks like a warning poster. From the poster ... ~~ Before PC Hardening, 12-15 PCs in the Administrative sector were reinstalled every month because of malware risks. Since PC Hardening began the numbers went down to 0. PC Hardening has significantly reduced the number of machines where incidents have been detected by Antivirus software. ~~ So, in other words, Windows machines without all these special hardening techniques were typical Malware Magnet Hobbyware Wincrap. Windows, so secure it takes highly trained scientists to "harden" it. And what do you have to do to get a "hardened" Malware Magnet computer? Among other things ... ~~ The main user of a hardened PC is never a member of the Built-in Local Administrators group. This ensures that applications are never run with elevated privileges. ~~ Home user SOL. No installation of applications. ~~ Adobe Flash is disabled on all supported browsers. ~~ Well, that makes sense, but you're going to have limitations with a home computer. ~~ An alternative PDF reader was introduced as a replacement of the existing PDF suite, to avoid running software which was a frequent infection vector. ~~ Another Adobe fail. (Maybe it's a good thing they don't make Photoshop for Linux.) ~~ In addition to Anti-virus software, Anti-Malware and Anti-Exploit solutions are deployed to offer additional protection by monitoring suspicious patterns. ~~ Huh, I thought the WinTrolls told us that Microshit's built-in anti-virus would do the job? Apparently not in the real world. ~~ Users who need to receive e-mails from unknown senders as part of their official duties (e.g. reception of invoices) are encouraged to use a separate hardened VM for e-mail and web browsing. This creates an additional layer of protection for sensitive actions carried out by the same users. ~~ So even the "hardened" Malware Magnet Hobbyware OS 10 from Microshit, with it's additional ad-blockers, additional anti-virus and anti-malware support, disk encryption, lack of elevated privileges, no Flash, no Adobe Reader, Firewall scrupulously installed and maintained, PowerShell activity audited — they still require another level of hardening for outside "unknown" email. A "hardened" Wincrap VM inside a "hardened" Wincrap PC. So glad Wincrap is such an "easy" solution for the average home user. I don't have time required to harden and maintain this shit. What a joke. Thanks for unwittingly promoting Linux, DuFuS. Question to CERN, why not just use Linux? Probably because they would lose the many staff members required to keep the Hobbyware Malware Magnet from contacting viruses. -- The more I see of Windows, the more I like Linux.
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"Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-20 10:15 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-20 15:31 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 09:45 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 09:47 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 08:40 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" skimmer <skimmy@icanthearu.net> - 2018-11-20 11:00 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 10:10 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-20 09:03 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 11:19 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 11:40 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 10:45 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-20 11:28 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-20 12:41 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-20 13:32 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Tammy <frenchielamour69@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 21:42 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 13:53 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-20 20:50 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 18:32 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 21:55 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-21 04:46 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 05:13 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-11-21 05:52 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 06:15 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-21 10:15 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-11-21 07:39 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-22 11:06 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-22 16:29 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Hadron Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 11:43 +0100
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 17:23 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-11-21 09:44 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 10:12 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 09:44 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 08:07 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 11:44 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-11-21 08:08 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 10:12 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 16:18 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" fr314159@gmail.com - 2018-11-21 08:28 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 17:05 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 08:36 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 17:03 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 09:19 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 17:30 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 09:38 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 18:07 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 10:58 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-22 11:03 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 09:09 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-11-22 10:19 -0700
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 09:40 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 11:51 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 09:24 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-21 08:31 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 11:08 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-21 11:25 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 19:31 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 11:44 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 11:45 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 14:20 -0600
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2018-11-21 22:29 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 22:39 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-22 00:57 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Hadron Quark <hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 15:27 +0100
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" skimmer <skimmy@icanthearu.net> - 2018-11-21 09:41 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-21 07:34 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-20 11:05 -0500
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-20 16:40 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 08:46 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-11-21 04:23 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 20:37 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 19:09 +0000
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 11:33 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 07:37 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 08:56 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 07:53 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 08:09 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 08:24 -0800
Re: "Did you know that over 8000 Windows PCs are used at CERN everyday?" Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-11-20 09:11 -0800
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