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Vulnerability Numerology - Defective by Design?
rdmreader writes "RDM has a point by point disassembly of the security vulnerability story phenomenon. We regularly see these, comparing various vulnerability lists for different operating systems. ZDNet's George Ou, for example, condemns Linux and Mac OS X by tallying up reported flaws and comparing them against Microsoft's. What he doesn't note is that his source, Secunia, only lists what vendors and researchers report. Results selectively include or exclude component software seemingly at random, and backhandedly claims its data is evidence of what it now tells journalists they shouldn't report. Is Secunia presenting slanted information with the expectation it will be misused?"
Any operating system can be broken into. A bank vault can be broken into. Any OS can be rooted given an attacker has the expertise.
Any OS can be trojaned, but only one company's OS has viruses and spyware. And I think it incredibly unprofessional (incompetent?) that AV companies can't seeem to tell the difference between a virus and a trojan.
-mcgrew (not the security mcgrew, not the comedian mcgrew, but I do what I can to secure my PC and sometimes I can make people laugh).
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
You must be joking! Slashdot removing dupes is like Microsoft removing backdoors, Apple removing trendiness, and FOSSies removing oppression complexes!
You make the same mistake a lot of so-called socialist make. You think that equality and fairness is for your followers, who are all inferior to you. If you considered them your equals, you wouldn't be commanding them. It's an interesting choice of title for someone who's supposed to be for the body of the people.