, 2005-11-29
Securing endpoint systems by locking them down using complex software brings back memories of another era, where business computers were once used for business applications only - and businesses retained control over their assets and data.
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good grief
2005-11-30
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
It doesn't say that security is just now becoming important. It says it is now a major issue and software vendors are in fact focusing on that. The "Security" you used in 1970 cannot compare to the issues faced today. Sure security has ALWAYS been important, but it has never been as important as it is now.
Every Tom, Dick, and Harry out there has the ability to download pre-made scripts and try their had at hacking. You can't possibly compare your pathetic little isolated system from 1970 to what vendors have to deal with now.
Actually, the first Ford could travel at 30 miles per hour, but it didn't have a seat belt. It also didn't have safety glass or any of the other safety feature that we take for granted now. Why, because we as humans have to learn things the hard way.
"putting reliable seat belts in a car cost about $200-$300"
Yea by today?s standards, back in the Model-T days it cost about $20-30 dollars and the cars cost about $500.00. Get your facts straight!
"You want to regain control, dump windows."
Give me a break! Are you really naive enough to think that if Windows didn't exist, neither would hackers? Give me the IP address of your computer and let's see how secure it is. I'm not a proponent of Windows, I'm just a realist that believes whatever OS happens to rule will always be the biggest target.
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