Comments on: Survey: Web-based malware puts corporations at risk

One quarter of IT administrators surveyed say data has been compromised by a Web-based threat and one-third cite employee use of social networks and other sites at work.

[inachu]

Just this past week an employee was reinfected with malware and told them 4 times not to visit certain sites. We used the top 5 virus/malware removers and they all found nothing(latest updates)

It was the f-secure site that found further infections that stopped his BSOD.

[BNUX]

What about using more Linux or Mac OS X for employee Desktops?

Solves part of the problem if not all.

[Commander_Spock]

Re: "What about using more Linux or Mac OS X for employee Desktops?" Better yet, have IBM et al Open Source the "OS/2 Operating System"; and, Bada Bling, Blad De Blah!

[emcabee]

That would be great. Except that Linux and/or Mac won't run all the necessary applications for a technical company.

As soon as I can successfully, consistently run SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Quartus and other technical/engineering software on Linux or Mac, I would make the switch and be followed closely by many engineers and technicians.

We have engineers that want to use Linux, but it isn't practical because it won't support their necessary, daily use tools. We actually have one engineer using a Mac, except that he is running Windows.

[MaxAgent86]

They won't for one of these 3 reasons

A) Their propritary software will run in Windows only and the cost to update would be prohibitive

b) There is no equivalent to the Windows software tey are using or if there is they feel the learning curve cost is too high (not even talking of the learning curve of the new OS)

c) As for MACsS they are too expensive (hardware) compared to Windows PC

In my opinion these are the reasons why Linux/Mac OS X did not take over the desktop as if was that simple, corporation would have switched to Linux a long time ago.

If you spent 50,000, 250,000 or more for a specific application designed to run on Windows x years back and it works fine why spend it again ?
Some ITt manager have been trying but could not convince upper management (Profits would lower, Stock price would go down & shareholders well....)

Look at what happened to Vista main complaint I have seen was it broke applications (meaning recodoing -> extra cost)

Based on numeros IT comments in various blogs regarding Linux

[Identity_Theft_Expert]

A full review of application security from the top down and bottom up is essential in all development. Further, implementing various authenticating technology beyond the honor system will make the current data useless to thieves. www.IDTheftSecurity.com