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Security FUD On Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the throwing-it-around dept.

bobmatnyc writes "InfoWorld reports that Microsoft is planning an "security assault on Linux" by hyping results of a commissioned study pointing to the number of security holes in Linux vs. Windows, the number of days it takes to fill the patches, and by raising questions as to the reliability of code submitted throught the OS process. I suppose if they focus very narrowly on one measurement of security, completely ignore script-level vulnerabilities, default settings vulnerabilities (such as root access for all users), and the demographics of the user population, as well as a zillion other things I'm not clever enough to think of off the top of my head, they may have a point. "

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  1. Easy Question to Ask by toupsie · · Score: 5, Informative
    How many Linux Security Threats have made me work over 24 hours straight? 0 in 2003

    How many Windows Security Threats have made me work over 24 hours straight? 1 every 2 two months in 2003

    Guess which OS I like to support?

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  2. Re:Spreading FUD in a submission about FUD by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually no. Those users are part of the Administrators [re: root] group. Check yer users settings sometime :-)

    Tom

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  3. Easy Answer by missing000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    MS can win a PR battle, because they have an endless amount of cash to pursue the cause.

    On the other hand, OS can win the desktop domination war by creating better systems that are less vulnerable in real world situations if we focus on grass roots marketing.