Chrome advice please

[GrumpyGregry]

A very scary possibly OTT POV I think though. Any computer is at risk from the stuff lurking in the deepest darkest depths of the internet regardless of what operating system it is running. However the biggest risk, and the one that can't be mitigated against, is the one sat in front of the keyboard.

PICNIC?






Problen In Chair Not In Computer.

 

[martint235]

PICNIC?






Problen In Chair Not In Computer.

Yep. One of my favourites from my User Support days.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

They wouldn't have direct access to the internet though as a general rule would they? There'll be a patched server and numerous firewalls in the mix.

Two answers...

a) they might, and they might not, depends on the retailer and how they did their PCI/DSS compliance audit and how good their change control is thereafter

-and-

b) both of us are IT professionals. At least one of us has done formal security training and certification. At least one of us had done pen tests and ethical hacking. Your faith in the professionalism of our profession is quite touching.

 

[martint235]

Two answers...

a) they might, and they might not, depends on the retailer and how they did their PCI/DSS compliance audit and how good their change control is thereafter

-and-

b) both of us are IT professionals. At least one of us has done formal security training and certification. At least one of us had done pen tests and ethical hacking. Your faith in the professionalism of our profession is quite touching.

I know, I'm nice like that. . To be honest all my post 80s experience has been in large organisations so from my Service Operations world I do kind of trust our security guys. I guess the owner of a smaller organisation could be as lax as the user with no password on their router

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I know, I'm nice like that. . To be honest all my post 80s experience has been in large organisations so from my Service Operations world I do kind of trust our security guys. I guess the owner of a smaller organisation could be as lax as the user with no password on their router

In large orgs perimeter security is usually well run. But once inside....

 

[martint235]

In large orgs perimeter security is usually well run. But once inside....

Inside we have the same muppets as everyone else, all we can do is restrict what they can damage.

 

[steve50]

@swee'pea99 you could always download ubuntu (linux) and install it alongside windows 7 on your laptop, it gives you the option to install within windows, you then have what is called a dual boot system meaning at start up time you have a choice to boot into windows or ubuntu. I run linux alongside windows as I find linux very capable when it comes to data recovery and diagnostics. I have to admit though the majority of computer issues i come across are ID 10T errors.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop