Why not? They did and reach into the future and ran tests on Windows 2003 Server didn't they? So why shouldn't they reach into the future and run tests on newer Linux Kernels?
Actually the article specifically mentioned that most of the determined so called hackers are using social engineering to gain access to *nix systems and then attempting to exploit known security holes (if any) locally. These holes that the article refers to preventable when proper security practices are employed (i.e. allowing weak passwords, NFS shares wide open setuid, etc). What better environment to tackle than an educational institution where bandwidth is plentifull and there are lots of systems run by young and inexperienced future sysadmins?
The fact that there are far and few severe exploits in *nix than there are in Windows (check securityfocus and others) doesn't mean that an administrator should pay less attention to patching and following good security practices in any OS environment. Determined computer criminals do gain access to systems eventually. How successful they are depends on how active the system upkeep is.
So the key is to properly apply patches in a timely manner and to use good security practices which is something anyone should be doing regardless of which OS they run. Your choice of OS only determines how often you have to patch, that's all;)
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Why not? They did and reach into the future and ran tests on Windows 2003 Server didn't they? So why shouldn't they reach into the future and run tests on newer Linux Kernels?
Actually the article specifically mentioned that most of the determined so called hackers are using social engineering to gain access to *nix systems and then attempting to exploit known security holes (if any) locally. These holes that the article refers to preventable when proper security practices are employed (i.e. allowing weak passwords, NFS shares wide open setuid, etc). What better environment to tackle than an educational institution where bandwidth is plentifull and there are lots of systems run by young and inexperienced future sysadmins?
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The fact that there are far and few severe exploits in *nix than there are in Windows (check securityfocus and others) doesn't mean that an administrator should pay less attention to patching and following good security practices in any OS environment. Determined computer criminals do gain access to systems eventually. How successful they are depends on how active the system upkeep is.
So the key is to properly apply patches in a timely manner and to use good security practices which is something anyone should be doing regardless of which OS they run. Your choice of OS only determines how often you have to patch, that's all
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