[ Thanks to jkw for
this link. ]
“Believe it or not, a Windows Web server is more secure than a
similarly set-up Linux server, according to a study presented
yesterday by two Florida researchers.“The researchers, appearing at the RSA Conference of
computer-security professionals, discussed the findings in an
event, “Security Showdown: Windows vs. Linux.” One of them, a Linux
fan, runs an open-source server at home; the other is a Microsoft
enthusiast. They wanted to cut through the near-religious arguments
about which system is better from a security standpoint…”