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Linux and the sheer utter misery of viruses
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| The only solution is to identify the infected | desktops and take them off the network..
| pronto.
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| An infected Windows workstation of XP vintage
| often needs a clean image reinstalled to fix
| it. This means of course keeping a stock of up
| to date Windows workstation images. Next, all
| staff and students (if it is a school or
| college) need to have their usb sticks checked
| to save them trashing their often even more
| vulnerable home machines. Lots of work.
|
| Thanks to SAMBA and OpenLDAP companies have
| been able to take advantage of the cost
| savings and performance offered by Linux
| infrastructure and keep their Windows
| workstations. They wish to do the latter
| because sometimes they need to use Windows-
| only applications and sometimes they wish to
| avoid any retraining overheads for their
| users.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2673&blogid=17
Related:
UK gov sets rules for hacker tool ban
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| A revamp of the UK's outdated computer crime laws is long overdue. However,
| provisions to ban the development, ownership and distribution of
| so-called "hacker tools" draw sharp criticism from industry. Critics point
| out that many of these tools are used by system administrators and security
| consultants quite legitimately to probe for vulnerabilities in corporate
| systems.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/hacker_toll_ban_guidance/
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