That site could definitely make one paranoid, Chuck. But thanks, as it looks
useful.
Chris
On 17 Jan 14, at 15:18, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Now some other security related questions having to do with Linux
> because, after following "Krebs on Security" recently
> <http://krebsonsecurity.com/> , I've become paranoid about doing banking
> and financial transactions on Windows. According to Krebs and others
> the most secure way to operate is by using a Linux distribution on Live
> CD. Since the CD is not writeable the OS cannot be modified. My wife's
> old Dell laptop is still running XP and needs to be replaced with
> something more modern. My thought was to repurpose the old laptop as a
> dedicated Linux machine whose only purpose is financial transactions and
> the only websites it ever visits is those of the financial institutions.
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