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Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by gouranga on Monday July 02, 2012 @12:16PM (#4189448)
We've got 135 on site users, 25 mobile users and about 500 windows machines and VMs floating around.

We haven't had any machines "owned" at all...

Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by simonbrown on Monday July 02, 2012 @12:39PM (#4189572)
As far as you know.
Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by rdl on Monday July 02, 2012 @02:50PM (#4190282)
Well managed and secured Windows 7 is actually probably more secure than any other major desktop OS right now (iOS blows it out of the water of course). OSX is more secure out of the box for a single user deployment perhaps (largely due to being less of a target), but in a corporate environment, it's harder to really lock down OSX than anything else. Sadly.
Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by gouranga on Monday July 02, 2012 @04:02PM (#4190669)
Indeed. Our security police means that we have to put our iOS and Macs on the DMZ rather than internal network.
Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by gouranga on Monday July 02, 2012 @03:05PM (#4190371)
Oh believe me, we know.
Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by anextio on Tuesday July 03, 2012 @01:07AM (#4192618)
Famous last words.

Sorry, but a basic principle of security is to assume that you are already 'owned'.

Re:FSF recommendations for free OS distributions considering... by gouranga on Wednesday July 04, 2012 @07:42AM (#4198946)
Actually no, that's part of risk assessment i.e reactive security.

A better basic principle is guard all your doors, windows (excuse the pun) and cracks religiously (proactive).