InternetWeek: The Most Dangerous Windows And Linux Security Threats

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 10, 2003

“A security organization, in conjunction with the Department of
Homeland Security and security agencies from both the Canadian and
British governments, on Wednesday published its fourth annual list
of the most commonly exploited Internet vulnerabilities.

“The SysAdmin Audit Security Network (SANS) Institute, which
first rolled out a list four years ago with the FBI’s National
Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC), unveiled a pair of Top 10
lists, one noting vulnerabilities within Windows software, the
other tagging the top flaws in Linux and Unix programs…”


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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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