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"Overkill": excessive protection and the false sense of security
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 788064"><p>Amazing post [USER=53544]@RoboMan[/USER] and spot on<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /> More is not always better. I agree, it's a simple fact that the amount of fear and paranoia that is present on security forums is insane and needs to stop IMO. Aside from playing around with programs we need to educate proper computing habits. It's always forgotten and is just as important, if not more important than secuitry programs. I remember reading an article that was posted here awhile back asking actual security experts what they would recommend to be secure. Guess what, not a single person questioned recommended adding a bunch of security programs. All they preached was good basic security 101.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Spot on! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>Personally I feel like we should be ensuring at minium the basics are covered and go from there. I also think that when there are setups with overkill, they should actually be marked lower (caution/at risk) just due to the fact that they may actually be decreasing there over all security.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I think as a community we really need to start focusing on educating people on basic security habits, as it's a very important part of your overall security. In doing so it would hopefully help people become less reliant on security programs (letting the programs doing the thinking for them) and hopefully realize the bigger picture.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I would also like to see some changes to the comparison section as well. I'm not saying people cannot ask for the opinion of others, but I would like to see polls removed from this section. It would reduce fanboyism and force people to comment rather than just voting on the poll with no comment. I also think we need to make people realize that they need to try the programs for themselves, as they have to be the ones to make the final say. It is their system and money after all and what may work and/or seem simple to us, may not work or be simple to them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Very good point! The more you have the higher chance of exposing your system to vulnerabilities, thus the more programs you have to maintain and keep up to date.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel the same. I think we've all been there at some point, it's only natural, but I too have setup my system to be as simple as it can be and decided to learn, rather than focus on programs all the time. Guess what I'm secure, I don't stress over it and if something were to happen, I have all my personal data backed up, reinstall Windows and I'm up and running again enjoying my system. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 788064"] Amazing post [USER=53544]@RoboMan[/USER] and spot on(y) More is not always better. I agree, it's a simple fact that the amount of fear and paranoia that is present on security forums is insane and needs to stop IMO. Aside from playing around with programs we need to educate proper computing habits. It's always forgotten and is just as important, if not more important than secuitry programs. I remember reading an article that was posted here awhile back asking actual security experts what they would recommend to be secure. Guess what, not a single person questioned recommended adding a bunch of security programs. All they preached was good basic security 101. Spot on! (y) Personally I feel like we should be ensuring at minium the basics are covered and go from there. I also think that when there are setups with overkill, they should actually be marked lower (caution/at risk) just due to the fact that they may actually be decreasing there over all security. Furthermore, I think as a community we really need to start focusing on educating people on basic security habits, as it's a very important part of your overall security. In doing so it would hopefully help people become less reliant on security programs (letting the programs doing the thinking for them) and hopefully realize the bigger picture. Personally, I would also like to see some changes to the comparison section as well. I'm not saying people cannot ask for the opinion of others, but I would like to see polls removed from this section. It would reduce fanboyism and force people to comment rather than just voting on the poll with no comment. I also think we need to make people realize that they need to try the programs for themselves, as they have to be the ones to make the final say. It is their system and money after all and what may work and/or seem simple to us, may not work or be simple to them. Very good point! The more you have the higher chance of exposing your system to vulnerabilities, thus the more programs you have to maintain and keep up to date. I feel the same. I think we've all been there at some point, it's only natural, but I too have setup my system to be as simple as it can be and decided to learn, rather than focus on programs all the time. Guess what I'm secure, I don't stress over it and if something were to happen, I have all my personal data backed up, reinstall Windows and I'm up and running again enjoying my system. (y) [/QUOTE]
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