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Cisco IT Manager Targeting 70% Linux
RMX writes "LinuxWorld Australia has an
interesting article discussing Linux Desktop adoption in Cisco.
Cisco "already converted more than 2,000 of its engineers to Linux desktops...plans to move many laptop users to the platform over the next few years...the driver for Linux on the desktop is not cost savings, but easier support. Manning estimates that it takes a company approximately one desktop administrator to support 40 Windows PCs, while one administrator can support between 200 and 400 Linux desktops.'"
and what exactly is going to happen when a non rooted user executes that worm? about the worst thing that can happen is the home directory to be wiped out .. which amazingly tends to fix the worm problem. with proper backups, you lose a day of work tops? Delete all your home directories, rsync or rdiff your backup in and magically things just work. As long as windows makes admin the default login it will always be less secure and more vulnerable to worms and viruses than *nix.
I stole this
I can post you 10 local root exploits for linux in 2 minutes. Why do you think that not being logged in as root by default on a linux machine makes it anymore secure?
And news flash... NO businesses set up the boxes allowing users to be root/admin by default (and we're talking about businesses here, not home users). So that reasoning is tired at best.
and what exactly is going to happen when a non rooted user executes that worm? about the worst thing that can happen is the home directory to be wiped out .. which amazingly tends to fix the worm problem. with proper backups, you lose a day of work tops? Delete all your home directories, rsync or rdiff your backup in and magically things just work.
Oh lovely, so as long as only your personal files and work are wiped out. As long as the files which are identical to the ones on the installation disk survive. At least you don't need to reinstall on the odd occassion when you get a virus. It's far easier to keep a daily backup system.
On another note, have you heard about that new innovation in car safety? If you get in a crash, everyone inside will be burnt alive, but the car itself will be absolutely undamaged.