[D-community-offtopic] Filezilla a security risk

[Andrei POPESCU]

On Mi, 27 iun 12, 20:58:39, francis picabia wrote:
> 
> We have to do what ever possible to reduce the size of the target to
> the hacker.   In this case we advise users to uninstall Filezilla
> and use something else.  Not all Windows users of FTP tools are IT savvy.
> They need warnings and guidance frequently.  I passed this on so
> others can reduce their threat potential.

You are missing the point :)

In a situation where the doors (here Windows :p) are left wide open, 
instead of closing and securing them you are trying to hide the 
valuables under the carpet.

Even if you put them in a safe (encrypt with some master password) the 
villains have it easy to walk into the house and install spy cameras 
everywhere so they can peak at your combination or simply just steal the 
entire safe and brute-force it later.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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