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<blockquote data-quote="bazang" data-source="post: 1112724" data-attributes="member: 114717">The entire point of the lesson with gdi_shaka . e x e is the following:1. Even when you have antivirus or internet security installed on a system, if you execute code then you run the risk of compromise; and2. The only effective protection is not to execute code on the system in the first place.i)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; It does not matter if you are a &quot;user that wants to use stuff.&quot;ii)&nbsp; &nbsp; The system must be locked-down 24/7/365.iii)&nbsp;&nbsp; Good/Bad notifications and users making the decision to Allow/Block have a predictable outcome of infected or compromised systems.I don&#039;t want to get into the debate &quot;But computers are made for users to use stuff.&quot; No. They were not. Read the device EULA and any related OEM Terms of Service. The content of those documents will quickly dispel the wide-spread notion that OEMs produce systems with the intent that users can do whatever they wish on them.PS - Since we got the whole flag thingy going, I am joining in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bazang, post: 1112724, member: 114717"] The entire point of the lesson with gdi_shaka . e x e is the following: 1. Even when you have antivirus or internet security installed on a system, if you execute code then you run the risk of compromise; and 2. The only effective protection is not to execute code on the system in the first place. i) It does not matter if you are a "user that wants to use stuff." ii) The system must be locked-down 24/7/365. iii) Good/Bad notifications and users making the decision to Allow/Block have a predictable outcome of infected or compromised systems. I don't want to get into the debate "But computers are made for users to use stuff." No. They were not. Read the device EULA and any related OEM Terms of Service. The content of those documents will quickly dispel the wide-spread notion that OEMs produce systems with the intent that users can do whatever they wish on them. PS - Since we got the whole flag thingy going, I am joining in. [/QUOTE]

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