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| Subject: | RE: GISList: security for your workplaces |
| Date: |
07/02/2003 03:25:01 PM |
| From: |
Kevin Murphy |
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Dimitri, Viktoras...ET Al,
Can someone explain to me what this has to do with GIS ?
This constant bickering does not seem constructive to me.
just my 2 cents...
-Kevin
>>> "Dimitri Rotow" <dar@manifold.net> 07/02/03 04:10PM >>>
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> I think everybody is concerned with security of own workplaces.
Viktoras,
Since most of your tips involve old problems that have long been fixed
and
are only an issue if the user failed to update his or her system as
recommended by Microsoft, it might be wise to consolidate them into a
single
tip that requires less mental effort to apply:
"Make sure you turn on Windows Update, and also take advantage of
Microsoft's automatic notification of security updates."
This is a great service because you can be sure your system is at all
times
up to date and protected against security exploits that appear. It is
really nice to take advantage of the vast sums Microsoft spends to
identify
problems and to rapidly and automatically dispatch hotfixes to users.
By the way, is there such a free service in Linux? I've looked around,
and
I can't find any organization that is spending a hundred million
dollars a
year to identify all known threats against Linux as they emerge, to
create
hotfixes, and to automatically send binary patches in an
easy-to-install way
to all Linux users.
I have been tempted to set up Linux on one of my old machines to relive
the
glory days of my UNIX youth, but somehow I have become accustomed to
Windows
Update and the free security notifications from Microsoft and I don't
know
how to get the same service in Linux. Any tips? Do any of the
commercial
Linux distributions offer such a service?
Cheers,
Dimitri
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