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05-01-2004, 04:28 PM #1MAOMPSMITCUT (rmbr this? lol)
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Windows XP...
Lol, okay, so we all know that Windows XP have poor security, but seeing this statement for the frist time really leaves me speechless...
we left a series of clean Windows XP workstations hooked to a live, non-firewalled Internet connection. Over about a dozen iterations, the average time for this workstation to be compromised by something (a virus, Trojan, worm, spider, or whatever) was three hours. The fastest measured time was 20 minutes. Itˇ¦s not if theyˇ¦ll find your vulnerable points anymore, itˇ¦s only how fast.
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05-01-2004, 04:34 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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your point? This goes for Linux, Unix, Mac, any type of computer.
The OS isn't what is insecure, it's that people don't take the time to download the updates and make the necessary changes to protect themselves and install proper programs.
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05-01-2004, 05:01 PM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by Rob83
your point? This goes for Linux, Unix, Mac, any type of computer.
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05-01-2004, 05:08 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Rob83
your point? This goes for Linux, Unix, Mac, any type of computer.
The OS isn't what is insecure, it's that people don't take the time to download the updates and make the necessary changes to protect themselves and install proper programs.
3rd party software shouldn't be required to make your system secure.Gone.
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05-01-2004, 05:12 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by phision.com
Unix/Unix-like OS's are generally much more secure out of the box than windows.
3rd party software shouldn't be required to make your system secure.
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05-01-2004, 05:16 PM #6working on it
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A door half shut is half open....get a firewall.
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05-01-2004, 05:19 PM #7working on it
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Windows XP Professional How-to Article Topics
Use the Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...orking/icf.asp