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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Don’t Dismiss Possibility of Malicious Code on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 31, 2003

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

“Many in the Linux community scoff at the possibility of a major
virus or worm slithering about their platform. With source code
open to inspection, surely someone in the community will find and
remediate dangerous vulnerabilities that could be exploited by
pieces of malicious code similar to those that plague Windows.

“But Central Command Inc., a Medina, Ohio-based antivirus
vendor, warns that companies utilizing Linux in server or desktop
environments cannot afford to be so dismissive in their
thinking.

“CEO Keith Peer said that, as Linux rises in popularity in
distributed enterprises, administrators and security officers
should not succumb to a false sense of security…”


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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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