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What kind of Security Advice is considered pure garbage?
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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 910967" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>The problem with average users is that generally, they have little and diverse knowledge about computers. Many of them can think that Google is something they use to connect to the Internet and do not know that in fact, it is a Firefox with Google webpage. Many of them do not know what antivirus is installed, and some do not know what is an antivirus.</p><p></p><p>I would risk saying that for average users any security advice related to installing or configuring something would be dangerous. If the average user is left alone, then the best thing is configuring average security for him and advise to ignore other "advices". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <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>Edit.</p><p>I have used "advices" in quotes because the exception will be learning (which assumes more understanding about the consequences of the "advice"). Furthermore, some important security advices are not related to installing/configuring something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 910967, member: 32260"] The problem with average users is that generally, they have little and diverse knowledge about computers. Many of them can think that Google is something they use to connect to the Internet and do not know that in fact, it is a Firefox with Google webpage. Many of them do not know what antivirus is installed, and some do not know what is an antivirus. I would risk saying that for average users any security advice related to installing or configuring something would be dangerous. If the average user is left alone, then the best thing is configuring average security for him and advise to ignore other "advices". :) (y) Edit. I have used "advices" in quotes because the exception will be learning (which assumes more understanding about the consequences of the "advice"). Furthermore, some important security advices are not related to installing/configuring something. [/QUOTE]
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