Network World: 2006 is a Bad Year for All Software, Linux Included

“It has proven to be the year of living dangerously, if you are
using a computer that’s attached too the Internet – not so much if
you’re using a Linux-based machine.

“Security vendor Internet Security Systems finds that the number
of reported vulnerabilities for applications and operating systems
has already exceeded the number reported all last year. As of
August, 5,300 vulnerabilities have been reported. In all of 2005,
5,195 were discovered, according to ISS…”

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