ZDNet: How Do Open Source Enterprises Handle Security? | Linux Today

ZDNet: How Do Open Source Enterprises Handle Security?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 15, 2005

“Security may be one of the biggest challenges facing the open
source enterprise.

“When I say enterprise, of course, I mean enterprise–hundreds
of servers, thousands of desktops, and truly heterogenous
environments.

“Because of Microsoft’s desktop dominance it has made important
early moves. (And let’s not get into how much
more secure Linux is than Windows. Patches even in the Linux world
are no longer questions of if but when and how…)”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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