Yahoo!/TechWeb: Experts Challenge Mi2g Security Study | Linux Today

Yahoo!/TechWeb: Experts Challenge Mi2g Security Study

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 2004

“Some Linux experts are questioning a report by British-based
mi2g, which calls Linux the ‘most breached’ computing environment
worldwide, with Microsoft Windows placing a distant second.

“The London-based security firm said its study analyzed more
than 235,000 successful attacks against ‘permanently
connected–24/7 online–computers’ worldwide between November 2003
and October 2004…”


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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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