[dba-Tech] Security

Hi John:

I will be honest with you in saying that I have found no Malware detection and removal programs that anywhere near perfect. Some of the new malware is brutal and brilliant to say the least. The best that seems to be done is to be vigilant and suspicious of everything received, have the best setup router possible, segregate the network, encrypt everything that is important (keep moving towards an encrypted data storage and communications system), monitor continuously for any anomalies and backup, backup and backup. 

I have found that the most well intentioned user can be more dangerous than the most brilliant hacker. ;-)  ...And then some of the supposed Anti-virus software can be plain evil...McAfee and Nortons comes to mind...they can shut down a network so tight that only the malware can get in.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bartow" <jbartow at winhaven.net>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, 16 March, 2014 6:55:43 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Security

You're kidding right? Kaspersky's labs might be great at figuring out some
of the hardest things to detect but their security hardly foolproof. Since
Best Buy hawks it around here it has made my top ten list of system to
cleanup. Nowhere near McAfee/Norton/MSSE/AVG but still in the top ten.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:38 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Security

Nowadays, I think the only virus detection application that can be trusted
is from Kaspersky labs as they were the only company that officially
detected a number of state sponsored malware....US, Israeli and Russian. 

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