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Protect the system from the user
The enterprise Joe Average has a PC supported by
the IT Department, running as a restricted user with word
processing, spreadsheet, browser with a few plug-ins (eg
flash), email client, media player, ERP and HR software (eg
SAP, Peoplesoft).

Enterprise Joe will cost his/her organisation thousands of
dollars a year to support.

"Regardless of the platform, an untrained user is an
untrained user and they do dumb things."

We agree that users do unexpected things, this is widely
accepted and known for decades. It is also widely accepted
that improving the user is near impossible. So stop blaming
the user, it is up to the OS to protect the system.

"I mean be honest, who has not heard "Do not open
unknown attachments" and yet millions do it everyday."

Who is at fault here, the OS or the user? How about the OS
doesn't allow the user to execute email attachments or files
download from the internet!

Millions of people continue to get infected on the MS
platform from a behaviour that has been identified years
ago and is obviously not able to be changed through
education. SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLATFORM!

The different platforms are not the same in containing the
user. Significant OS support saving can be made with a
non-windows platform, however whether this offsets other
costs will depend on the situation.
Posted by: Richard Flude   Posted on: 05/05/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Security == Control of your box  Tim Patterson | 05/05/04
Security == Control of your box  Loverock Davidson | 05/05/04
But with linux, I can modify+re-compile the kernel  Knorthern Knight | 05/05/04
Nice try...  swoopee | 05/05/04
Huh?  CobraA1 | 05/06/04
Yup!  Martin Marvinski | 05/05/04
Interesting contradiction...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Going Waaaaay Overbaord  Jeff Spicoli | 05/05/04
Please dont take me wrong. I think you need to read more on it...  computer_man | 05/05/04
yep, ibm does same thing  V Sanders | 05/06/04
rotflmao  V Sanders | 05/06/04
90% of users disagree with you  V Sanders | 05/06/04
Not true  Rick_K | 05/06/04
In other words  Chad_z | 05/05/04
Hmm, exactly who is it that owns the data on your box?  oldskool | 05/05/04
Can't argue that oldschool, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
Why is this important?  Jeff Spicoli | 05/05/04
Why it's important  PA-ITGuy | 05/06/04
elected Government vs private company  j.m.galvin | 05/06/04
Oh yeah, like I trust the government....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
HUH?  j.m.galvin | 05/06/04
Because we all swim in the same water.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
Guffaw!  Cardinal_Bill | 05/05/04
Get real...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
Hold it.  Cardinal_Bill | 05/06/04
NO, I am talking about Joe Average home user.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
That's what default settings should be for  CobraA1 | 05/06/04
is easy  V Sanders | 05/06/04
All through time people have said  don3605 | 05/07/04
Vapourware on the prawl, again!!!  Spin_Masterz | 05/05/04
Keep tinkering, Microsoft  Franklin_z | 05/05/04
Tinkee enough . . . and even Microsoft might get it right ...  Plain Logic | 05/05/04
But, can you protect users from themselve's?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
One of the few times  Linux User 147560 | 05/05/04
Thanks L.U.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/05/04
True True. AX  Squawkbox | 05/05/04
Protect the system from the user  Richard Flude | 05/05/04
WOrst case of cherry picking I've ever seen.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
Sure but I got the big cherry  Richard Flude | 05/06/04
The quote you're looking for  CobraA1 | 05/06/04
What has yet to be seen.  Rick_K | 05/06/04
Another statement about a vapourware  Richard Flude | 05/05/04
Vaporware??? Seems it's running fine here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
Yep Vaporware.  Richard Flude | 05/06/04
Hope That Day Never Comes  ParadigmOdyssey | 05/05/04
Always good to be on the bleeding edge.  Cardinal_Bill | 05/05/04
is already happening and consumers like it  V Sanders | 05/06/04
Wrong  Tim Patterson | 05/06/04
Well said  Rick_K | 05/06/04
You and Bit...  Cardinal_Bill | 05/06/04
This is the scary part  Rick_K | 05/06/04
The sky is falling, run for your lives.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/06/04
Lame Bit, just plain lame  Rick_K | 05/07/04
And probably illegal  j.m.galvin | 05/06/04
Microsoft Is More Dangerous than Any Security Threat  brenthawkinsmd | 05/06/04

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