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Gartner Debunks Over-Hyped Security Threats
TPIRman writes "At Gartner's recent IT Security Summit, the research company's analysts identified five over-hyped security concerns. Among the supposed FUD are mobile malware, unsafe VoIP, and cracker-friendly wireless hotspots. Gartner, which has made a name for itself tracking hype, claims that irrational anxiety is holding back technologies that offer benefits greater than their security risks. A Techworld columnist argues, though, that Gartner is sending mixed messages."
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I added a Linux partition to my WindowsXP box, and installed Redhat 7.1.
When I try to close one window in Mozilla, ALL of my open mozilla windows
crash. When I try to move my mouse in KDE, it freezes up and I have to
telnet into the machine from my XP box to shut it down.
I heard Linux was more stable and secure, but how come I'm having these
problems? Also I can't run any Windows programs in wine because wine
can't run them for some reason. I paid for the Redhat Pro box, which cost
me almost 200 dollars, and the redhat tech support was very feeble and
wouldn't answer any questions other then the most basic. Redhat did send
me a hat for buying the Pro version, but I'll have to toss it because I
wouldn't want anyone to know that I was foolish enough to pay for a linux
distro..
With all these linux problems, how could those promoting linux say it is
more stable then windows? It isn't from my experience, and the money I
wasted on Redhat 7.1 could've been spent on a date. My question is, why
would people use FUD to promote something that doesn't work on the
desktop?
Thankfully I used partition magic to reformat my linux partition and now
my Windows XP OS does everything I want. Common sense tells me there is a
reason why people don't use linux, and it's not because microsoft is
"evil". I've never had any problems with a windows OS crashing (mostly
because I used Win NT 4, Win2k and now XP).
Why do you guys lie so much about Linux? It seems like a fun hobbiest
toy, but for real work, XP is the answer. Maybe if your claims about
stability were true, more people would use linux.
I'm sorry but Gartner? These are the same people who said the AIDs virus wasn't a big deal and was overhyped. (Before I get modded troll, it really is true)
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Actually, I meant that rhetorically. Because I am your God (what else is new) I and I alone will tell you what you will be doing!
You will be jacking off into your own fucking face! Now get to work, prole, before I seal your rectum shut with my mighty God-laser.