Microsoft is in a dilemma when it comes to security. They desperately need to fix the famously horrible security of the Windows operating system. Windows users want to be secure. They want to get rid of the viruses and the zero day attacks. They have enough of the vulnerabilities they face every day. Users want a more secure Windows. They just don't want to WORK at it. Windows users already paid for their operating system. Why can't they get honest security for their money?
Users Access Controls UAC is Microsoft's attempt at fixing security and users hate it. People who should know better tried to bypass it. Some view it as just passing responsibility of security to the end user. So what is Microsoft's response? They shrugged their shoulders and promised no more UAC prompts in Windows 7. This lack of toughness when it comes to security is why Windows fail.
Whenever I come across posts here about bypassing login passwords and booting as root, I cringe at the parallel or maybe how Linux might intersect the Windows dilemma in security. I cringe at posts suggesting that A/V software and security softwares are the solutions to web security. Security and convenience will always be a tug-o-war situation. It is therefore important to act based on our security first values. It is fine to welcome new Linux users especially those coming from Windows, but let us show our maturity by showing that the core of computing is security.
Users Access Controls UAC is Microsoft's attempt at fixing security and users hate it. People who should know better tried to bypass it. Some view it as just passing responsibility of security to the end user. So what is Microsoft's response? They shrugged their shoulders and promised no more UAC prompts in Windows 7. This lack of toughness when it comes to security is why Windows fail.
Whenever I come across posts here about bypassing login passwords and booting as root, I cringe at the parallel or maybe how Linux might intersect the Windows dilemma in security. I cringe at posts suggesting that A/V software and security softwares are the solutions to web security. Security and convenience will always be a tug-o-war situation. It is therefore important to act based on our security first values. It is fine to welcome new Linux users especially those coming from Windows, but let us show our maturity by showing that the core of computing is security.
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