LinuxSecurity: Linux and National Security

“As the open source industry grows and becomes more widely
accepted, the use of Linux as a secure operating system is becoming
a prominent choice among corporations, educational institutions and
government sectors. With national security concerns at an all time
high, the question remains: Is Linux secure enough to successfully
operate the government and military’s most critical IT
applications?

“The United States government sure thinks so. A recent survey
conducted by the Mitre Group found 251 Department of Defense
deployments of Linux and other open source software. Not only is
the United States government sponsoring hundreds of open source
projects, it has been reported that open source applications have
become major components in the IT infrastructure at the
Pentagon…”

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