[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“It is often said that Linux is more secure than
Windows, and for enterprise workloads this tends to be very true.
An Enterprise Linux system with proper hardening and configuration
is an unmatched platform capable of performing very well in hostile
environments. These systems are built and configured by trained
professionals who do quite a bit more to prepare a system for use
besides just inserting a CD or DVD in to a computer clicking a few
buttons and putting the new system into service. Enterprise systems
aren’t normally interacted with by users or even those responsible
for maintaining them.“Desktop Linux is a completely different use case, and
unfortunately security configuration is sadly way behind (read:
non-existent). You simply cannot make the argument that Desktop
Linux is as secure as Enterprise Linux if for no other reason than
Desktop Linux is used by people rather than processes.“With a Desktop Linux system, non enterprise savvy users are
given the keys to a wide open platform and nothing protects them
from the elements. We as a community have falsely sold our users
that this platform inherits the security capabilities that you find
within Enterprise Linux, we just aren’t telling them the whole
story.”