It’s time to install virtual throw-away PCs

I give up. You should too. It’s time to stop trying to secure users’ web browsers, and instead just throw them away. We can’t stop users from clicking on the wrong links or going to compromised websites. We can’t eliminate drive-by worm infections or block zero-day rootkits. But thanks to virtualisation, we can flush them all away.

I have been saying this in my consulting role for a while now - Frank Hayes is exactly right. Whoever is the first to productise this in a way that is easy and straightforward for users and Admins alike will do very, very well… Watch this space!

(Via Computerworld.co.nz.) Read more