New Computer? Six Steps to Safer Surfing

Mon Dec 20 00:10:14 UTC 2004

>Sean Donelan wrote:
>
>>...the infection rate of Home/SOHO computers with AV/firewalls is 
>>higher than "naked" computers.
>>
>
>please, where does this information come from?  are you sitting on 
>proof that the Home AV/Security industry is *complete* FUD?  :)
>
>>What's more interesting is the highest infection rate of all is for homes
>>with laptop/mobile computers.
>>
>
>is that so?  please, where does *this* information come from?  it 
>might seem intuitively correct, but i'd like to see some numbers and 
>other data to back these claims up.
>
>thanks
>
>-d

How 'bout this data:  Stupid people get viruses more than smart 
people.  There will always be viruses, there will always be stupid 
people.  What does this have to do with network operations?

Are we, as network operators, supposed to protect people (stupid or 
not) from themselves?

-Jerry