Enterprise IT Planet: Linux a Hacker’s Delight?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 27, 2003

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“It looks like Microsoft just can’t catch a break when it comes
to OS security. Worms, viruses, and exploits dog Windows just like
the BSOD used to do in its less stable variants. More and more,
Linux is looking like the OS for secure computing.

“Not so fast…

“A recent study came up with some startling conclusions. Linux
machines, it turns out, is the victim of more successful attacks.
The UK hacker tracker outfit, MI2G, found that more Linux-based
servers beat out Windows servers in letting outsiders in. How can
this be…?”


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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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