Study Recommends Mac OS X as Safest OS

rocketjam writes "The British security firm mi2g has concluded a comprehensive 12-month study to identify the safest 24/7 computing environment. In the end, the open source BSD and Mac OS X came out on top with the fewest security breaches against permanently connected machines worldwide in homes, small businesses, large enterprises and governments. The study found Linux to be the most breached environment 'in terms of manual hacker attacks overall and accounts for 65.64% of all breaches recorded'. Windows was the most breached environment in government computing and led Linux, BSD and Mac OS X by far in economic damage caused by breaches." We mentioned their previous study too. As before, the study ignores the thousands of automatically-spreading viruses for Windows.

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less users = less exploits

[evilmousse]

-flamebait-

security through obscurity. Fewer AmigaOS exploits these days too.

-/flamebait-

(i'm joking.. just couldn't resist.)

EROS is the most safe!

[thomasj]

If you look for security, have a look at http://eros-os.org

It is the most secure because:

• It is build around a capability system
• It has no applications
• The scripty kiddies don't know it is there

I haven't heard of any break-ins in EROS!

Interesting corollary...

[Jtheletter]

"As before, the study ignores the thousands of automatically-spreading viruses for Windows."

Just like the millions of clueless Windows users.

What about....

[LordPhantom]

CP/M? My old Z100 running off two 5 1/4" drives and a 2400 baud com port modem has never been hacked!!! I'll bet that it has less exploits than even mack (for those mods who miss this is humor, consider this notification :-P Mod me down all you want ;-) )

Security through Obscurity

[goldspider]

This defies logic. We all know that closed-source, AKA "security through obscurity" software cannot possibly be more secure than open source software like Linux. Please stop tampering with the metaphysical laws of the universe.

Re:Isn't it the least used?

[Profane MuthaFucka]

What is a virii? Do you mean the latin word meaning 'men'?

Microsoft Longhorn Declared Saftest OS Ever

[Ingolfke]

In a recent addendum to the mi2g's analysis, Executive Chairman DK Matai says,

Any thinking computer professional will see that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System has had 0 malicious security breaches over the past year. It is obscene to think that anyone with half a mind would not switch to such a secure platform. Our masterfully elaborate computer models lead us to undoubtably confirm that Microsoft's Longhorn Operating System will be the most secure Operating System until it is released, sometime in the later part of the great year 2015. At that time we believe it will experience a downward trend and will be replaced by BSD as the most securest of all Operatinginus Systamicuses around. This indisputable change will be due in large part to the unquestionable and horrifying death of the BSD platform. Indubitably.

Re:The manual Linux breeches are significant thoug

[RandomCoil]

I suspect that a growing population on non-expert Linux users could be a potential security vulnerability.

Reminds me of the joke about boy scouts and bears. If the troop's attacked by a bear, you don't have to run faster than the bear, just faster than one of the other scouts.

Perhaps inundating the internet with new linux users will prove to be a boon to those who can run their systems in a secure fashion. Assuming, of course, you don't have to network with the new guys.

NooB

[Anonymous Coward]

Bah. Your manual Linux breeches are no match for my automated OS X pantaloons.

And in other news ...

[jc42]

As before, the study ignores the thousands of automatically-spreading viruses for Windows.

And in other news, a new auto-safety study by the National Traffic Safety Commission has shown that SUVs are no more dangerous to drive than other types of cars. This conclusion was reached by ignoring roll-over accidents, which are due to the SUV's design, and are thus not caused by the driver.

Re:Before people go nuts...

[Anonymous Coward]

yea well i use, HURD, 0 breaches recorded, and 0 servers running it!

Re:Before people go nuts...

[EvilTwinSkippy]

Well if the cops were eating Jelly donuts...

enough!

[zogger]

enough I say! There needs to be the grand ultimate no holds barred OS hacker challenge! Each OS fanclub gets to put one as equal as possible machine on the net, with a provided IP. 24 hours opened to attack, no DDoS, actual penetration attacks. Set up a directory inside with a file called "hackmeplz", the hackers have to add their tag to that file to prove they were there. Hackers or hacker groups have to pre register, with a hashed sig for verification of who they be,and they are the only ones allowed to try.

And here's the twist, the fanclubs are also the hackers, they not only have to try and own the other teams boxes, they have to defend their box!

Once and for all, let's see who's got the OS and the skillz!