Re: OT: DeepFreeze
- From: "Barbara Causey" <barbara@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:37:16 -0500
We use DeepFreeze on the public computers in our library and I really love
it, but we also have antivirus protection and we get the windows updates. I
have the computers boot up thawed one day a week so they can update
everything. A while back one of the computers had a virus on it, but the
antivirus software caught it. I was definitely glad we had the virus
protection.
My 2 cents worth,
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ball, Dan" <DBall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 9:11 AM
Subject: [isalist] OT: DeepFreeze
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A bit off-topic, but most people on this list are very security
conscience, so thought you guys could give a good input.
A lot of the school districts are using a program call Deep Freeze. For
those of you unfamiliar with it, it basically "freezes" a copy of
Windows in whatever state it is in when frozen. Then, when the computer
is rebooted, it restores everything to its frozen state, wiping out
everything changed since last boot.
The part that bothers me is that these schools are under the impression
that they have no need for updates or virus scanning programs because
the computer will be restored when rebooted anyways.
What is your take on this? In "some" ways, they have a valid point...
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