[X4U] PC virus

[Nick Scalise]

True, but if you have an edge server scanning for that stuff, they  
catch the vast majority of viruses.

Then, your life critical machines are on a network that does not have  
email (that should have been in my first response) or web access, and  
is locked down, tight.

I would say this is a good policy no matter what OS you are running.

I am not defending windows here, much. I am saying that a proper  
network is fairly hard to penetrate.
There should be lots of layers and lots of protection between layers.

If their whole network was brought down, well, someone should go.  
Windows or not.

On Mar 18, 2011, at 10:36 PM, Conlon Brett wrote:

> Viruses often come in through emails too!
>
> Coj
>
> On 19/03/2011, at 2:12 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:
>
>> On Mar 18, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>
>>> There's an hospital here in Belgium who got a virus on all their  
>>> 480 PC.s.  If they should have used Macs they wouldn't have these  
>>> problems.
>>> They do everything manual now.  If some people need a reason to  
>>> buy Mac, this is one.
>>
>> I hope they replace their IT Management and staff, too.
>>
>> You can secure windows. It's restrictive for the users, but they  
>> shouldn't be surfing the web or using USB sticks, or anything else  
>> like that on Life Critical computer systems.

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