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IT Department's Plan (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Does Linux come out of the box with A/V and firewalls?

On second thought, you're dismissive little aside just convinced me to excise you from my internet experience for all eternity.

Ta...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

AV is a bandaid for the horrible way software is handled in Windows. Linux is far from perfect, but package repositories are such a step up when it comes to security.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

There is still the need to add repositories and download packages from the web every so often though. I don’t see why AV isn’t more common. It doesn’t stop the more clever and up to date attacks, but some protection from the simple things wouldn’t hurt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What a dumb argument. You have to configure firewall rules for Windows and Linux. That is like the first thing any competent admin will do, no matter what OS they are working with...