Zdnet/Washingtonpost : "Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping "

[newbie2]

It’s time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping.

There, I’ve said it.

Last week, FBI Director Robert Mueller told an audience in San Francisco how he nearly fell for a bank phishing email. As a result of this Mueller now doesn’t do any banking on line.

Then Washington Post “Security Fix” columnist Brian Krebs advises businesses not to carry out online banking on Windows-based machines and to use a Linux-based LiveCD.

I’m going one step further, and suggest that no one use Windows for either banking or online shopping. Period.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5813
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/avoid_windows_malware_bank_on.html
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[NoaHall]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1290400

[donato roque]

Brian Krebs posted the same thing yesterday in Security Fix, Washington Post.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/10/e-banking_on_a_locked_down_non.html

The main stream tech media is recommending, nay, giving a tutorial on how to use an Ubuntu live cd for e-banking.

[madhi19]

And I posted it two days ago right here!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1290400

[NoaHall]

I already gave the link.