More Security With Windows Dial-Up Internet Connection Than With Broadband?

[D. Spencer Hines]

Is there more inherent possible security in a Dial-Up Internet Connection
than with Broadband, or not?

Why?

Thanks.

DSH

 

[MeNotKnow]

Some people seem to think that a slow connection, or part time connection is
more secure. But it's not. Dial-up users get eaten alive by malware all the
time. The "safer" thing is a total urban myth.



(Take it from a guy who has pulled tons of malware of computers on dial-up
connections. Many of which, I might add, had a mountain of Norton/Symantec
security crap piled onto them. Not only did it not block the stuff, it
couldn't get rid of the stuff after it let it through).

 

[Robert Moir]

Is there more inherent possible security in a Dial-Up Internet Connection
than with Broadband, or not?

No, dial-up is not inherently more secure than broadband. It provides the
same kind of connection to the internet at the level that matters. You might
be slightly less likely to be targetted intentionally by someone trying to
hack into PCs to use as a spam zombie or whatever, but this is a choice that
person may or may not make because the connection to your computer 'seems a
bit slow for some reason'.

 

[Charlie Tame]

Some people seem to think that a slow connection, or part time connection is
more secure. But it's not. Dial-up users get eaten alive by malware all the
time. The "safer" thing is a total urban myth.



(Take it from a guy who has pulled tons of malware of computers on dial-up
connections. Many of which, I might add, had a mountain of Norton/Symantec
security crap piled onto them. Not only did it not block the stuff, it
couldn't get rid of the stuff after it let it through).

You can say that again. For some reason though it seems that many times
you remove the worthless crap, get the machine running well again and
give it back, then the first thing they do is reinstall Systemworks
because they didn't feel safe without it

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Perhaps it's just because dial-up users may be less computer savvy and
sophisticated and don't always keep adware, spyware and antivirus
capabilities updated regularly.

Lots of FUD below.

DSH

 

[MICHAEL]

You use Symantec/Norton products, right?

What Charlie or the other poster said is not FUD.


-Michael

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

It was amateurish FUD.

Dial-up connections are inherently better for computer security -- IF the
ISP is secure AND the user is savvy and sophisticated.

DSH