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Windows is not secure, it doesn't have any proper permission system, any process can read/write files, send network requests to anyone without the user noticing

Windows is not secure, it doesn't have any proper permission system, any process can read/write files, send network requests to anyone without the user noticing anything It can even change system settings without you noticing You should feel naked when you manipulate sensitive data with Windows, because you are indeed naked Hence why most companies forbid their employees to use windows with public internet access for work

iLoveOncall 4y ago
> Hence why most companies forbid their employees to use windows with public internet access for work I have literally never heard of a single company doing that.
- Kukumber 4y ago
  Most companies that care about security will only offer a windows device with just a VPN/Intranet access
  - iLoveOncall 4y ago
    Name one other than Kukumber LLC.
    - Kukumber 4y ago
      Don't just trust me, a random internet user, check by yourself Call your bank, and ask them if their employees PCs have access to the public internet Same for your local hospital, call them Bonus: https://www.hipaajournal.com/internet-access-control-for-hospitals/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/internet-access-control-for-hos...
      - P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
        you said most, your bank with extreme regulatory compliance needs, is not most.
        Kukumber 4y ago
        There is no point arguing further i guess, may god help us make our computers secure, i'll fire some candles tonight, amen
        P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
        This is why people don't like "security people". Apparently developer machines not being able to access the internet somehow makes users interacting with a website over the public internet insecure? Security is important, but not the only concern.
tapoxi 4y ago
> Hence why most companies forbid their employees to use windows with public internet access for work I've never worked anywhere that's done this, and I work in healthcare. Most commonly they will put you behind a proxy that does malware and data loss protection.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  Healthcare lags behind most industries to the point many specialized software only runs on windows/ie

iLoveOncall 4y ago

> Hence why most companies forbid their employees to use windows with public internet access for work I have literally never heard of a single company doing that.

Kukumber 4y ago
Most companies that care about security will only offer a windows device with just a VPN/Intranet access
- iLoveOncall 4y ago
  Name one other than Kukumber LLC.
  - Kukumber 4y ago
    Don't just trust me, a random internet user, check by yourself Call your bank, and ask them if their employees PCs have access to the public internet Same for your local hospital, call them Bonus: https://www.hipaajournal.com/internet-access-control-for-hospitals/ https://www.hipaajournal.com/internet-access-control-for-hos...
    - P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
      you said most, your bank with extreme regulatory compliance needs, is not most.
      - Kukumber 4y ago
        There is no point arguing further i guess, may god help us make our computers secure, i'll fire some candles tonight, amen
        P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
        This is why people don't like "security people". Apparently developer machines not being able to access the internet somehow makes users interacting with a website over the public internet insecure? Security is important, but not the only concern.

tapoxi 4y ago

> Hence why most companies forbid their employees to use windows with public internet access for work I've never worked anywhere that's done this, and I work in healthcare. Most commonly they will put you behind a proxy that does malware and data loss protection.

ipaddr 4y ago
Healthcare lags behind most industries to the point many specialized software only runs on windows/ie