On 22/01/2011 12:15 μμ, Tim wrote:
On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 17:46 +0200, Kostas Sfakiotakis wrote:
> A desktop computer which runs at home doesn´t necessarily need
> all the security restrictions that a computer in a company needs .
It may need an awful lot more. A work computer might only be used
to type letters to clients, and run the jobs database. A home
computer is rarely so specialised. It might be used for banking,
Well it is true that i have done some e-shopping and entered credit
card data on amazon but keeping banking data or any such sensitive
information is like you are looking to commit suicide . The best scenario
is to keep such type of information as far away from computers as possible ,
since u never know what is going to happen.
browsing random websites (where users just go around clicking on
anything), regularly visiting outright hostile or just badly written
websites, running all sorts of software, having random discs inserted
into it. All of which adds up to a more risky situation.
Well trust me , even under windows all u need is a good antivirus and
you can do
whatever u wish , i have given it a few shots myself . It´s like walking
on the street
it is risky ( cars have run over a bus station here ) but u still do it
. There are a few
things that u do although there is a risk in them .