Re: security with ubuntu live dcd
Originally Posted by
rchubcitywihwy1480
comes from here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
Figure 5: 10.04 login screen
Security and Updating
While linux systems are more secure than Windows, LiveCD sessions are not meant for long-term use nor for sessions lasting several days. Because LiveCDs can't easily be updated, they may well be vulnerable to security issues discovered in the months since their release. They also can't protect you against scams such as phishing. If a criminal broke in to your live session, any changes he made to your session would be reset along with everything else when you reboot, although he could make permanent changes to the computer's hard drive.
Are you asking the question from your OP ?
Why use it ?
Because it is to see if you like it and it works mostly with your hardware and needs.
As it states in the quote you posted:
LiveCD sessions are not meant for long-term use nor for sessions lasting several days
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