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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. This can't be accurate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    with all the worms around... this sounds like bullshit

  2. Going for the good stuff. by Phiz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe its just because people put their important stuff on Linux machines. Who wants to hack Windows machines when all you are going to get into is someone's Outlook mailbox full of spam and Sobig.F?

  3. Lies, all lies! by setzman · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't believe this story. It doesn't even come from the BBC, it comes from The Globe and Mail! Who are they, a Microsoft-owned "news" organization? Then again, the Globe and Mail is probably owned by/is part of/works with the BBC, and I will get modded down -1, non-sense.

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  4. DIE, KARMA WHORES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hate blatant karma whoring. YOU SUCK. go join the GNAA or something

  5. Bullshit by fulldecent · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bullshit

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  6. There are lies, damn lies, and statistics. by ealar+dlanvuli · · Score: 0, Troll

    Those statistics were missing anything resembling meaning. The report was basically a fluff peice supported by funny numbers in order to put a tag line in for Microsoft security.

    Why did this make slashdot?

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  7. This is complete and utter bullshit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    First of all, you can't really verify Windows breakins because the o/s lacks the ability to accurately capture such data, and secondly, Windows admins rarely report it to anyone when their systems get busted into.

  8. Re:Yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Theres even this crazy concept called normalization. I know it's not effective when you're trying to make funny numbers, but it does help make the results resemble reality.

  9. we all know how it works by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Random article slams Linux in any way- no documented sources or verifiable numbers

    "Bullshit! These numbers are made up! There's no way that's true! Microsoft must be behind it!"



    Random article slams MS in any way- no documented sources or verifiable numbers

    "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

  10. Doesn't surprise me... by athen66 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Considering everyone I know that runs Linux are people that don't know a thing about *nix, let alone a secure operating system - and the last time I installed Redhat every service known to man was left open. Sorry, just my .02 from a *BSD guy.

  11. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Linux attacks YOU!

  12. Re:Globe and Mail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The National Post is a recent upstart. It is generally considered much more right-wing and a bit downscale.
    Try a smouldering hole of dog shit. No one west of Toronto reads that shit.

  13. Duh by terrox · · Score: 0, Troll

    because Linux is free and Windows is not.