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Stuart · 06-07-2010, 22:50

I think Kymmy's point was that if you cut the Internet Connection for a person, you reduce that person's chances of getting a virus by 99.999%. And you do, as even the most technologically inexperienced person would still need to physically install something on the PC to get a virus. Cut their access to any optical drives, USB/Firewire ports and Floppy drives, and you eliminate their chances of getting a virus, unless someone gives them a listing and persuades them to type it in..

Actually, Kymmy's point reminds me a little of something I read years ago. Microsoft were proudly proclaiming that Windows NT had DoD rated security (can't remember the exact rating, but it sounded impressive). Someone from the DoD wrote in an article that NT would only achieve that level of security providing it was not connected to a network.

06-07-2010, 22:50	#102
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: Macs never get viruses I think Kymmy's point was that if you cut the Internet Connection for a person, you reduce that person's chances of getting a virus by 99.999%. And you do, as even the most technologically inexperienced person would still need to physically install something on the PC to get a virus. Cut their access to any optical drives, USB/Firewire ports and Floppy drives, and you eliminate their chances of getting a virus, unless someone gives them a listing and persuades them to type it in.. Actually, Kymmy's point reminds me a little of something I read years ago. Microsoft were proudly proclaiming that Windows NT had DoD rated security (can't remember the exact rating, but it sounded impressive). Someone from the DoD wrote in an article that NT would only achieve that level of security providing it was not connected to a network.