Study Finds Windows More Secure Than Linux

Posted by Zonk on Thursday February 17, 2005 @05:05AM from the an-interesting-definition-of-secure dept.

cfelde writes "A Windows Web server is more secure than a similarly set-up Linux server, according to a study presented yesterday by two Florida researchers." In addition to the Seattle Times article, there is also coverage on VNUnet. From the article: "The researchers, appearing at the RSA Conference of computer-security professionals, discussed the findings in an event, 'Security Showdown: Windows vs. Linux.' One of them, a Linux fan, runs an open-source server at home; the other is a Microsoft enthusiast. They wanted to cut through the near-religious arguments about which system is better from a security standpoint."

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Re:Hardly scientific isn't it? by CypherXero · 2005-02-17 05:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I run Windows Server 2003 at home. How? MSDNAA + my University :)
Yeah, but... by Mattcelt · 2005-02-17 05:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

...only on their last album. Everything before that was pretty good!
Re:Another study by the_mad_poster · 2005-02-17 06:13 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Fark ->

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Re:Knocking music by rot26 · 2005-02-17 06:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

No mod points today, but that's FUNNY.

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