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:OSNews: UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth
OSNews: UNIX Security: Don't Believe the Truth
Feb 7, 2006, 01 :00 UTC (23 Talkback[s]) (5986 reads)

(Other stories by Thom Holwerda)

"One of the biggest reasons for many people to switch to a UNIX desktop, away from Windows, is security. It is fairly common knowledge that UNIX-like systems are more secure than Windows. Whether this is true or not will not be up for debate in this short editorial; I will simply assume UNIX-like systems are more secure, for the sake of argument. However, how much is that increased security really worth for an average home user, when you break it down? According to me, fairly little. Here's why..."

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Don't waste your time reading this d ...   Article Makes No Sense At All   
Tom Jamison
Feb 7, 2006, 02:59:49
 
Home users on Linux too often run everyt ...   He is right   
antigpl
Feb 7, 2006, 03:02:48
 
ok ... right ... thanks I'll just ke ...   whatever   
Bruce
Feb 7, 2006, 03:09:31
 
yeah, you can lose data on linux, if you ...   unix security   
Paul Sams
Feb 7, 2006, 03:58:53
 
Losing your data to malware (in Windows  ...   A li'l knowledge is a scary thing   
Alex Chejlyk
Feb 7, 2006, 04:08:50
 
"... Linux too often run everything as r ...   Re: He is right   
The Man Who Japed
Feb 7, 2006, 04:46:49
 
If the auther were to continue his train ...   Not thought through very well   
Jeff
Feb 7, 2006, 04:47:46
 
I agree w/ many respondants that the iss ...   Some Ideas   
saber
Feb 7, 2006, 06:10:35
 
In a way, the author is right.  There ar ...   Problem Self Correcting   
Joe Almeida
Feb 7, 2006, 06:18:13
 
If you want to stop end users from doing ...   Re: He is right   
Gene Anthony
Feb 7, 2006, 06:37:28
 
Sarcasm, my friend, sarcasm!Nalle Berg./ ...   Re: Re: He is right   
Nalle BErg
Feb 7, 2006, 07:03:45
 
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; ...   A li'l knowledge is a scary thing   
Colin Walls
Feb 7, 2006, 07:52:55
 
Joe Bloggs might lose all his family pho ...   security matters a lot to the Internet   
wildpossum
Feb 7, 2006, 08:44:22
 
In a proper Unix setup the software can  ...   Read something about security first   
GerardM
Feb 7, 2006, 10:26:31
 
To me, what makes Linux more secure is t ...   Re: Problem Self Correcting   
Hyper L
Feb 7, 2006, 13:12:55
 
How about ease of administration....?I&# ...   how about ease of administration   
Lynn Deman
Feb 7, 2006, 13:19:05
 
I have a dual boot with Windows 98 and L ...   Bottom line   
Don Whitbeck
Feb 7, 2006, 14:33:22
 
So this guy claims to be talking about r ...   Real world   
Rufus Polson
Feb 7, 2006, 16:47:07
 
Anyone who believes that any amount of O ...   Silliness   
C. Whitman
Feb 7, 2006, 17:00:52
 
Linux helps you to be secure. Its your f ...   Linux is your friend   
phil
Feb 7, 2006, 18:33:34
 
Sorry, I already read the nonsense. My g ...   Re: Article Makes No Sense At All   
Sid Boyce
Feb 8, 2006, 00:24:02
 
Oh, there is a nasty nasty virus, and it ...   Author now eligible for stupid pundit of the week   
Joe User
Feb 8, 2006, 02:13:26
 
.[...].> Not to mention spending hours r ...   Re: Article Makes No Sense At All   
Rainer Weikusat
Feb 8, 2006, 08:51:26
 
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