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Interesting replies. (1)I said avoid, not eliminate. The comments replying “no” are really saying, “yes“. Doesn’t ransomware typically install an executable on
by leephillips 6y ago
Interesting replies.
(1)I said avoid, not eliminate. The comments replying “no” are really saying, “yes“. Doesn’t ransomware typically install an executable on the victim’s machine? And won’t the mast majority of those payloads run only on Windows?
(2)Desktop Linux actually exists. I use it exclusively, every day.
(3)Security, obscurity. A proverb that is almost exclusively applied incorrectly. I’m not talking about cryptographic security. Just asking whether it would help to lock the door and take down the “please rob me” sign.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoYou know the best way to avoid attacks against your computers? Don't have any computers. That's roughly the equivalent of what you're saying. A business cannot just throw out its entire software stack and start over, not to mention the complete lack of equivalents to a lot of Windows only software that's out there. Even for individuals, it's often not reasonable to expect people to switch to a different platform and drop tools they've been using for a decade.
- Dylan16807 6y agoThose are not equivalent. Some businesses don't need tons of software, and can switch. Other businesses have not even started yet, and could avoid windows from the start. An extra backup is cheaper than switching software stacks, sure. But you're stretching the hyperbole pretty far.