I secure systems for my day job. That means installing AV software, ensuring Windows Firewall is ON, etc. (Plus many other things…)

I’ve seen discussions around disk encryption here, but I don’t recall much about a malware protection. Maybe a little about personal (desktop) firewalls.

I’m aware of Clam, etc, but is anyone actually using these tools much?

Or are we just presuming we’re all immune from the bad guys targeting Windows?

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Disk encryption is purely for preventing local access to your data. Nothing else.

    Then you only download software from official repos and flathub (see my list on how to only allow verified or FOSS apps)

    You mount the entire rest of the system non-executable and you have no malware!

    Also you should not have a sudo user, use a seperate admin with wheel/sudo group.

    Those things dont work well yet, so be careful.

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        1·
        11 months ago

        Like… no disrespect to OP but how can you ask such a vague question, say you work in that field and throw in random things from different areas?

        And answering these questions or giving random tips doesnt help.

        First get an idea of the basis, sort your requirements, and learn about each one.