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<blockquote data-quote="509322" data-source="post: 768900">Do I worry that Google is tracking me like big brother or do I go online using Chrome and use Google search ?Do I get upset when a soft I like does poorly in some AV test lab assessment or do I realize that test doesn&#039;t mean much of anything ?Do I fret about my local system security configuration or do I take measures with my financial accounts against the real threat - which is my data on unsecured 3rd party systems ?Do I know how banking trojans work ? Do I know that a banking trojan only works on specific banking websites ? Or do I worry that some banking trojan will wipe out my bank account at the Podunk unknown, and therefore untargeted, bank that I use ?Do I know that protected (isolated) browsers isolate the browser from an already infected system ? That if it is needed then my system is already compromised ?Do I understand that exploits are almost entirely within the realm of unpatched software ? And that malc0ders target the most popular, widely-distributed software ?Do I understand that malware and infection are a numbers game ?Do I know that malc0ders are not going to waste a really valuable exploit on home users ?Am I capable of keeping all of the IT security news in perspective ? In other words, do I know that almost everything reported in the IT security news is blown way out of proportion ?When it comes to IT security, a whole lot of people see ghosts, hear voices, see devils, and worry about demons. All driven by feelings... fear of the unknown.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="509322, post: 768900"] Do I worry that Google is tracking me like big brother or do I go online using Chrome and use Google search ? Do I get upset when a soft I like does poorly in some AV test lab assessment or do I realize that test doesn't mean much of anything ? Do I fret about my local system security configuration or do I take measures with my financial accounts against the real threat - which is my data on unsecured 3rd party systems ? Do I know how banking trojans work ? Do I know that a banking trojan only works on specific banking websites ? Or do I worry that some banking trojan will wipe out my bank account at the Podunk unknown, and therefore untargeted, bank that I use ? Do I know that protected (isolated) browsers isolate the browser from an already infected system ? That if it is needed then my system is already compromised ? Do I understand that exploits are almost entirely within the realm of unpatched software ? And that malc0ders target the most popular, widely-distributed software ? Do I understand that malware and infection are a numbers game ? Do I know that malc0ders are not going to waste a really valuable exploit on home users ? Am I capable of keeping all of the IT security news in perspective ? In other words, do I know that almost everything reported in the IT security news is blown way out of proportion ? When it comes to IT security, a whole lot of people see ghosts, hear voices, see devils, and worry about demons. All driven by feelings... fear of the unknown. [/QUOTE]

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