intrusion detected

rpowersau at gmail.com rpowersau at gmail.com
Sat Aug 13 05:29:51 UTC 2005


On 8/13/05, Brian Puccio <brian at brianpuccio.net> wrote:
> 
> A firewall is useless if the less then brilliant user goes and downloads
> a trojan by way of clicking one of those "punch the monkey" flash ads.
> 
> I believe this is the type of user the grand parent poster was talking
> about. A system can be the most secure thing going, but if the user
> doesn't have a clue, its all for nothing.


In a default ubuntu install, the worst a user can do is destroy his or her 
own data. The os will not be compromised. In a default windoze install, the 
os will be compromised.



(The most secure machine is one not hooked up to the internet, but
> what's the fun in that?)
> 
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Regards,
Russ
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