Security Secrets the Bad Guys Don’t Want You to Know
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programs, but Microsoft Office and Adobe Reader are not the strongest applications from a security perspective–especially when it comes to opening files that you think are probably okay but aren’t sure about.
Most bad guys subscribe to a big-tent theory of troublemaking. When they plan an attack, they usually aim at the most widely used software programs, which is one reason why Windows gets hit so much more often than Linux or Mac operating systems.
One way to stay a step ahead of them is to use less-popular apps that crooks target relatively infrequently. Many security experts open their PDF files in alternative readers such as Foxit Reader or PDF Studio. Similarly, ou can check .doc and .ppt files in OpenOffice. The downside is that, in a nonstandard application, files may not look exactly as they should. This drawback might make such apps unsuitable for
