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Linux Most Attacked Server?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the certainly-more-to-gain dept.

Anonymous guy who can't remember his login sent in a story from the Globe And Mail that says "During August, 67 per cent of all successful and verifiable digital attacks against on-line servers targeted Linux, followed by Microsoft Windows at 23.2 per cent. A total of 12,892 Linux on-line servers running e-business and information sites were successfully breached in that month, followed by 4,626 Windows servers."

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  1. And this is... by jawtheshark · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ...why you should run *BSD....

    But since we all know that *BSD is dying, we soon will all get 0wN3d!

    --
    Ahhh...the great dumpster continuum. Many a free computer will be found there. -- sowth (748135)
  2. Did anyone else notice? by aussiedood · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The story on the frontpage started out with "Anonymous guy who can't remember his login sent in a story from the BBC that says..." then after clicking the Read More link it read "Anonymous guy who can't remember his login sent in a story from the Globe And Mail that says..."
    The polls are acting weird too.
    Somethings up with the caching at planet slash methinks.

  3. Word Up by bitshifter0101 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Word Up!

  4. Mod parent WAY up by jargoone · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I must say this is one of the most insightful comments I've ever seen on /.

    Wish I had mod points.