McAfee is Malware! (Or it can be at least) - sysadmin rant
I'm a big proponent of work smarter not harder in my profession. I hate doing the same thing twice if I am able to automate the process.
It's a hell of a thing when you are trying to patch multiple systems remotely (installing security updates) and find out you're blocked by the friendly neighborhood host based "security" software.
Admittedly, I am being a bit over the top. McAfee isn't all that bad. It does have the potential to prevent intrusions for sure but MUST be properly tuned for the environment... but in the hypothetical situation, it's working in a manner that is counter to security.
"McAfee is malware" is a meme in the IT community but not exclusively to that community. I mean the famous John McAfee even realized a tongue-in-cheek video about the difficulty said software can cause the end-user particularly in it's removal. (And don't get me started on resource utilization.)
Video in question
When you're a sysadmin managing hundreds of system, automation isn't simply a nice-to-have. It's a necessity. Good security is a must with today's critical data networks but there needs to be a trade off with availability, functionality and internal capabilities (i.e. automated patching)
Requiring interactive logon for applying updates is NOT a scalable solution. /RANT
In other news, going to try capturing the SFR token process once more on this post but this time with Snagit so I can capture the keychain operations. I hope to get the Utopian post finished early this week. Thanks!
Almost forgot to mention, this meme I created was originally shared on:
I know it's not that good but I stick with my friend Avira. (At least it doesn't doesn't do this.)
Haven't heard of that sw. I'll check it out. Thanks!
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