Defcon 5
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« on: March 23, 2008, 12:45:17 pm » |
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I was listening to someone knowledgable about computers talking about FAT being unsafe I always thought about it being unsafe from the users side not from within the computer, why is it better protection from hackers? If your running on it, its open am i not right? So why does FAT pose a risk?
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Darksat
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2008, 10:53:33 pm » |
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Yeah the NTFS file permissions system is more advanced, but that only applies when on a network or if someone is on your machine. For the most case the supposed improvement in security is not really much better than fat and in a few cases its slightly poorer, especially to set up. Only really worth it for network machines, and you want to know your stuff, even that wont stop anyone technically skilled.
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Defcon 5
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2008, 03:41:41 am » |
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So is NTFS more advanced than EXT2/3?
Do people actually know what NTFS can do because Ms is closed source?
I think the main advantage of EXT3 is how it fragments the data, unlike ntfs where you have to defrag.
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Darksat
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2008, 09:47:32 am » |
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No, they are 2 fairly different beasts, NTFS is designed more with microsofts network heirarchy in mind, where as the EXT system is designed with the single technically proficient user who is admin of the machine they are running on in mind. The EXT system is more advanced in a few different areas but NTFS is better in terms of network security.
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Defcon 5
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2008, 12:52:04 pm » |
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From everything I'm reading I'm getting the impression that Windows are better in a network environment like businesses that have over 100+ people. But it sucks at being a general purpose home pc, which now it seems Mac and Linux are beginning to look better.
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Darksat
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2008, 04:02:15 pm » |
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Probably because most Linux developers are home PC users where as Microsoft is more focused on big businesses with lots of cash.
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solidghost
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2008, 11:23:56 pm » |
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In my country, nearly everyone I know use Windows. Although there are quite a number of Mac users here and they are a pretty angry bunch, a lot of them still use their Windows PC as their main PC. Which is very surprising.
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Defcon 5
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« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2008, 09:13:53 am » |
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I don't know one person that runs Linux , or Mac!
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Darksat
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2008, 05:20:54 am » |
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In real life I know a few mac uers, and a few people who have linux installed on older PCs. A few I converted to Linux myself.
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Defcon 5
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2008, 10:16:03 am » |
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I had to google it, fuck the world apparently . A good acronym I've recently learned is RTFM.
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Joygasm
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« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2008, 08:43:05 am » |
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FTW=For the win :p Close though. Gaming term :p
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