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Why I think testing "labs" are useless
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<blockquote data-quote="blackice" data-source="post: 883327" data-attributes="member: 79035"><p>I think that the testing labs and TPSC are most useful for identifying only what is completely ineffective. There are some security software that we all know just aren’t worth the effort or money because they can’t even identify 50% of known malware in big lab tests. Those are not what you want as a last line of defense. It can also give an indication of a solution is going downhill. That’s about it.</p><p></p><p>Also, pretty much anyone here on MT knows at least a little about security and is probably fine with an adblocker and WD. Most of it is debate for fun. Only once in the last year did I hear of a member here getting malware, and it sounded like a particularly nasty drive by.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blackice, post: 883327, member: 79035"] I think that the testing labs and TPSC are most useful for identifying only what is completely ineffective. There are some security software that we all know just aren’t worth the effort or money because they can’t even identify 50% of known malware in big lab tests. Those are not what you want as a last line of defense. It can also give an indication of a solution is going downhill. That’s about it. Also, pretty much anyone here on MT knows at least a little about security and is probably fine with an adblocker and WD. Most of it is debate for fun. Only once in the last year did I hear of a member here getting malware, and it sounded like a particularly nasty drive by. [/QUOTE]
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