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Cybercriminals Shifting Focus To Non-Windows OSes
Orome1 writes "In a major cybercrime turning point, scammers have begun shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, tablet computers, and mobile platforms in general, according to the a new Cisco report. The report also finds that 2010 was the first year in the history of the Internet that spam volume decreased, that cybercriminals are investing heavily in 'money muling,' and that users continue to fall prey to myriad forms of trust exploitation."
Not until you get an equal number of people using Linux who are determined to see the dancing bunnies.
Yes, Richard Stallman is, to his close friends, also known as Lumpy.
Tic-Tac-Toe, Global Thermonuclear War, and relationships all have the same winning move.
Apache holds 50% of the webserver market, often on Linux. Much more valuable targets than a generic PC.