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Linux Security: Reflections on 2002, Eye on 2003

Posted by timothy on from the bolting-the-doors-helps dept.

Mirko Zorz writes "Here are the reflections on Linux security in 2002 and predictions for 2003 by Bob Toxen, one of the 162 recognized developers of Berkeley UNIX and author of the acclaimed book "Real World Linux Security" already in its 2nd edition. Read more at Help Net Security."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Interesting

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  2. Re:Damn by Error27 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    >they caught the guy too

    You just summed up the difference between using a credit card at a restaurant and using one online.

    I do not think he is paranoid. Three months after CodeRed first appeared, one out of ten "secure" or "comercial" IIS websites were still infected. (Note the word "secure" as in encryption and the word "infected" as opposed to merely "vulnerable".)