Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/15/09 10:04, Shannon Roddy wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Dustin Puryear
>> <dustin@puryear-it.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Normally, if a shop is just anti-AD, then I may see something like:
>>>
>>>
>> There are more reasons not to use AD than just being anti-AD.
>>
>
> Being pro-security?
>
> (This, while focused on the desktop, is a pretty damning of Windows.)
>
> http://philosecurity.org/2009/01/12/interview-with-an-adware-author
>
> S: In your professional opinion, how can people avoid adware?
>
> M: Um, run UNIX.
>
Actually, if you lock down the desktops with Group Policy properly, you
don't have to run Unix to stay adware free. Problem is that locking
down systems with GPOs to prevent infections is rarely done or done
properly.
J
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