Quite an interesting article and which I would consider IF I did on-line banking or something which needed security.
"I’ve long recommended that small business owners and others concerned about malware-driven bank account takeovers consider adopting a “Live CD” solution, which is a free and relatively easy way of temporarily converting your Windows PC into a Linux operating system. The trouble with many of these Live CD solutions is that they require a CD player (something many laptops no longer have) — but more importantly – they don’t play well with wireless access. Today’s post looks at an alternative that addresses both of these issues.
http://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ZGMac-285x213.jpgZeusgard, with wireless adapter, on a Macbook Air.
As I noted in my 2012 column, “Banking on a Live CD,” the beauty of the “Live CD” approach is that it allows you to safely bank online from any machine — even from a system that is already riddled with malware. That’s because it lets you boot your existing PC into an entirely different (read: non-Windows) operating system. [Not sure why you should consider banking online from a non-Windows PC? Check out this series]."
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Wireless Live CD Alternative: ZeusGard
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ZeusGard looks interesting. I wonder which is better - having WSA providing protection on Windows, or running naked on Linux?
Rather interesting thought, and up to a few months ago I might have said Linux. There has been too many new holes found in Linux recently that you must make sure have been patched for to trust it naked at this point.@ wrote:
ZeusGard looks interesting. I wonder which is better - having WSA providing protection on Windows, or running naked on Linux?
It is still a rather good question eh?
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