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What kind of Security Advice is considered pure garbage?
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<blockquote data-quote="struppigel" data-source="post: 913306" data-attributes="member: 86910"><p>Seen on Reddit lately:</p><p>"You cannot get infected by simply clicking a link"</p><p>"Mac OS is safe, there are no exploits for Mac" --> similar things are said about Linux</p><p></p><p>My all-time favourite advice (\s): "Don't use Anvirus."</p><p>And after asking how they keep safe without it, it is something most people could never implement because it would need expert level knowledge and takes far too much effort. E.g., someone said they only use open-source software and compile it themselves, to make sure it is not malicious.</p><p></p><p>Blaming people for being "dumb" to divert from bad design or security is very common.</p><p>Imagine medical doctors expected the same level of expertise in their fields from their patients as some people in the IT industry are doing. "Just check that MRI scan yourself, buddy!"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="struppigel, post: 913306, member: 86910"] Seen on Reddit lately: "You cannot get infected by simply clicking a link" "Mac OS is safe, there are no exploits for Mac" --> similar things are said about Linux My all-time favourite advice (\s): "Don't use Anvirus." And after asking how they keep safe without it, it is something most people could never implement because it would need expert level knowledge and takes far too much effort. E.g., someone said they only use open-source software and compile it themselves, to make sure it is not malicious. Blaming people for being "dumb" to divert from bad design or security is very common. Imagine medical doctors expected the same level of expertise in their fields from their patients as some people in the IT industry are doing. "Just check that MRI scan yourself, buddy!" [/QUOTE]
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