[ShadowAce]

[Red Badger]

One would think it was practically designed to be that way........................

[dayglored]

Windows Security Bash ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to ShadowAce for the ping!

[Da Coyote]

Gates has always been a crooked business-critter. He created nothing by himself.

[Twotone]

Ha! I recently had to get a new desktop & of course, had to get Windows 10. I asked the computer guy if there was an anti-virus program he recommended. He said Windows Defender was as good as anything else on the market. Oh well...

[jeffc]

I’ve always wondered why Windows didn’t implement and app that would easily show you when someone is connected to your computer.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[cymbeline]

“Is it any wonder I’ve been a Linux desktop user for over 30 years?”

I run an older Windows and use only the Office products and Keil development studio, and Terraterm for downloading to a device.

Where is the pain and uncertainty if I change to Linux desktop?

[Openurmind]

Why folks continue to abuse themselves with MS I have no clue.

With a little effort there really is a simple way out.

And you will realize you should have done it years ago...

[Brian Griffin]

Big River Online Store

....
$113.46

Click to Buy

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One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy

Message from Your Bank

You have apparently made a purchase from Big River Online Store.

Please authorize us to pay the vendor by texting us the amount and your birth date to complete the transaction.

Online fraud can be made difficult.

[Brian Griffin]

Microsoft had another urgent update today.

I’ve wasted lots of time over the years.

PCs apparently can’t be made secure, so make the banking system more secure.

[ducttape45]

I always uninstall OneDrive whenever I load the office suite. I don’t like it either.

[dagunk]

Changed out wife’s windows machine for a Linux Mint machine a few days ago. Microsoft finally irritated my last nerve. She’s doing OK with it.

Her old windows machine is now a unix (FreeBSD) machine.

For those who want to take a look at Linux Mint, the standard download allows you to boot up Linux without affecting your windows installation using a thumb drive.

[Still Thinking]

But if they made it secure, how would they get your data to sell?

[RckyRaCoCo]

NOTHING is "free".

If it sounds too good to be true...

...your personal information is being bought and sold by people who DO NOT have YOUR best interest in mind...only THEIRS.

[daniel1212]

Not insecure in my experience, thanks be to God, as a sole user since 3. (now W.11), and MS security is actually what resulted in a clean install, while I have found Linux to be far less manageable for what I want to do. But you know that by now.

Meanwhile, what I distrust the most is my Android smartphone (which I consider vastly inferior for most computer functions, as enhanced). And much due to smartphones being used more than PCS, then we have these reports:

Aug 15, 2023 — Mobile security threats are on the rise: Mobile devices now account for more than 60 percent of digital fraud, from phishing attacks to stolen passwords.

Myth #1: Mobile devices are more secure than desktops and laptops 

Myth #2: You don’t need to worry about sensitive data on mobile devices 

Myth #3: MDM is sufficient to protect mobile devices

Myth #4: Personal devices are secure enough

Myth #5: One-time authentication is enough to secure mobile devices 

Myth #6: Mobile threat intelligence is a “nice to have” 

Mitigating mobile device security risks 

Data Privacy: Your Phone Carrier Knows More Than You ...

- https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/data-privacy-your-phone-carrier-knows-more-than-you-think-how-to-take-back-control/

How To Know if Your Phone Is Hacked (13 Alarming Signs) - https://www.aura.com/learn/how-to-know-if-your-phone-is-hacked

[zeugma]

The only question I have is: Will any of these latest Windows security fiascos finally get the rest of you to join me? I mean, how much punishment are you willing to take?

Sadly, no. people are generally clueless to the extreme about computers. Just look at the number of people still wearing face diapers like idiots. I have been trying to tell people how amazingly insecure windows is for ages.They don't care. In many cases, they just have no idea at all how bad it is.

One would think businesses would care, but they don't. Even in the face of strong alternatives, they won't even think of abandoning windows because of institutional inertia.

[logi_cal869]

What other business could get away with having products that are so bad that every month – every month – we have a day, Patch Tuesday, devoted to the latest fixes to their seemingly endless flaws?

Boeing is a fast 2nd.