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fredrikr writes "UK-based security firm mi2g has analyzed 17,074 successful digital attacks against servers and networks. The results are a bit surprising. The BSD OSes (including FreeBSD and Mac OS X) proved to be the systems least likely to be successfully cracked, while Linux servers were the most vulnerable. Linux machines suffered 13,654 successful attacks, or 80 percent of the survey total. Windows based servers enjoyed a sharp decline in successful breaches, with only 2,005 attacks."
Why would anyone want to crack a Windows box? It'd be completely useless to you.
It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
MACWORLD says that MACS are the most secure. Hmm... Interesting.
So does that mean that Windows is hazardous???
Microsoft announces acquition of the UK-based security firm mi2g.
:wq
Hmmm... spend time in London or fiery death on the runway? What kind of choice is that? Hell, guide the plane in with Sinclair BASIC and at least you'll have an interesting experiment.
Hey! How did you get my root password? I thought it was hashed pretty securely.
With no reported vulnrenabilities according to mi2g, these OSes are far more secure than that run of mill *BSD stuff.
My Play Station 2 has never been hacked so it makes PS2 the most secure O/S.
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Hmmm, how do I mod the original poster as 'troll'?
What they didn't tell you is the decline in successful intrusions can be attributed to the fact that most of the servers were down because of the latest virii attacks.
Something intelligent here.
Oooooh...
cabal of liars that masquerade as "researchers" does not alter the facts.
I love that word. Cabal. You see it so rarely in everyday life. I'm going to start using it more.
...wasted on time you could have been patching Linux.
I don't believe that the majority of the linux hacks were due to flaws in the operating system as much as they were probably caused by misconfigurations by the people setting up those systems. Windows, on the other hand, comes with lots of holes built right in for you; no user intervention required!
I run a Debian/Kernel/Knoppix Mirror: (http|ftp|rsync)://debian.ams.sunysb.edu/
apt-get @ > 5MBps == teh win!
Hmmm, lets do some in-depth research of our own, then: Slashdot poll!
The last thing I hacked was:
I'm sure it would be at least as accurate ;)
ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI
Did anyone bother to Netcraft www.mi2g.net?
Apache/1.3.28 (Unix) FrontPage/5.0.2.2510 on Linux
BSD is generally viewed as less friendly to new users (a not entirely incorrect view) and therefore sees a lot less MCSE's looking to pad their resume.
Hmm... So all we need to do is design an operating system that is all but impossible for anyone who lacks an advanced background in computer security to use, and it will be the most secure operating system ever!!
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AmigaDOS. Their have been exactly 0 attacks on an Amiga-based server. Long live the world's safest server OS.
You got it all wrong, there's no problems or hacks in Windows. Coming pre-hacked is a feature!
Morons that have Outlook set up to automatically download and execute attachments
Outlook may be able to be tricked or taken advantage of to execute attachements. It may be bubble gummy and impossible to get to work and look the way you want. Overall, it may just suck like nothing has sucked before. However, I'm pretty sure there is no setting labeled, "Automatically download and run any executable I receive via e-mail."
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. -- William James
And who wants to hack a Windows box? It's too easy, even a worm can do it
SenorMooCow said:
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I say:
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Not at all! All we need is an operating system that is too difficult for any MCSE to use, but still easy enough for the average chimpanzee or kindergarten dropout.
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
Of course we all know OS X servers aren't worth hacking. They're only used by cutting edge, heavily sponsored scientific institutions, sensitive government operations and advertising agencies.
:-)
Now why would a real hacker want to steal from those losers... where's the money, where's the challenge.
In the same vein it really surprised me that FreeBSD - an effort to make an extremely secure environment - is so secure.
I think, therefore I am...I think.
#!/bin/bash /dev/urandom > /dev/kmem
# You must be root to run this.
cat
Enjoy.
Well, patch my systems and let the disk drives roll. Who'da thunk that being root on a system could present security risks?
Graham
Linux - Fast Pane Relief
The last thing I hacked was Cowboy Neal.
I really hate signatures, but go to my website.
we found a Linux box in the server room. Nobody knew how to use it, or what the password could be. Nobody even knows what it was doing in there.
It sounds to me like you've got bigger problems than your Linux box. In this case, it seems like it was your whole server room that was 'pwn'd'.
SenorMooCow said:
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SirTalon42 said:
01101110 01101111 00101100 00100000 01101001 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101110 00100111 01110100 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110011 01101001 01100111
I say:
encode.m:
function encode (s)
t = str2mat(s);
for i = 1:length(t)
printf("%s ", dec2bin (0+t(i)));
endfor
printf("\n");
endfunction
octave:1> encode("Some moderators just don't have a sense of humour!")
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octave:2> encode(";-)")
111011 101101 101001
flossie
Write now. Defend liberty
You stay out of Cowboy Neal's backdoor!
Free the West Memphis Three!
(seen on IRC shortly after the release of the movie "Hackers")
"d00d!! 3y3 h4x3d 4 g1bs0n l4st n1gh7!!@!!@!"
"Yeah, I screwed with my guitar, too. Now it sounds like a drowning cat."
Quite frankly I was shocked to see that OpenBSD was so secure. I was certain Linux was the most secure OS.
>That is not anything near 'rely on TOTAL DIPSHITS'.
Oh?
what about the "dipshit" originators of the bug and the "dipshit" virus-writers?
...these aren't my real teeth.
Ladies and gentlemen, the end of the world has arrived. Debian has been criticised because it's too easy to install. :)
I understand that anytime somebody publishes a Top N List the urge to compete externally is great, but why not ignore the others and simply use this as a data point to improve oneself?
Absolutely.
Next year, let's make it 90% of the survey total on Linux!
More market share is good, right?
Don't you wish your girlfriend was a geek like me?
sense SCO decided not to sue them.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.