“A SANS Institute of America report has named Linux and Unix
operated sites as more vulnerable to internet attacks than Windows
and Mac powered sites.“
“Compiled by US industry, government, and academics, the June 1
paper, titled How to Eliminate the Ten Most Critical Internet
Security Threats: The Experts’ Consensus, names versions of Unix
and Linux systems in nine out of a “top ten” list of security
vulnerabilities for operating systems that engineers “need to
eliminate.”
“Dean Stockwell, director of sales and support, Network
Associates Asia-Pacific, dismissed SANS’s report as “skewed.”