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DHS report: Open-source code "quality" is up
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| A U.S. Department of Homeland Security-sponsored project has not only
| discovered that the quality of open source software code has improved
| significantly over the past two years, it has debunked a widely held
| assumption that longer function strings within source code are associated
| with an increased number of code defects.
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http://www.scmagazineus.com/DHS-report-Open-source-code-quality-is-up/article/110360/
Open source security improving rapidly
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| The quality and security of open source software is improving rapidly,
| according to an in-depth analysis of over 250 popular applications including
| Linux and Apache.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2217059/open-source-security-improving
Homeland Security Helps Reduce Open Source Flaws
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3747961/Homeland+Security+Helps+Reduce+Open+Source+Flaws.htm
The press release:
Open Source Software Continually Improving According to Research from
Coverity(TM) Joint Venture With U.S. Department of Homeland Security
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-20-2008/0004817173&EDATE=
http://tinyurl.com/5mlme4
Recent:
Study Says Linux More Secure
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| More than 70 percent people surveyed said they found Red Hat Linux less
| vulnerable to security issues than Microsoft's operating system.
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http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Study_Says_Linux_More_Secure/551-88850-580.html
Study: 70 percent say Red Hat more secure than Windows
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080425-study-70-percent-say-red-hat-more-secure-than-windows.html
Vista security credentials tarnished in malware survey
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| "[Vista]has been hailed by Microsoft as the most secure version of Windows to
| date. However, recent research conducted with statistics from over 1.4
| million computers within the ThreatFire community has shown that Windows
| Vista is more susceptible to malware than the eight year old Windows 2000
| operating system, and only 37 per cent more secure than Windows XP," said
| Simon Clausen, chief exec at PC Tools.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/09/win_malware_survey/
Vista as Insecure as Windows 2000
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145681/vista_as_insecure_as_windows_2000.html
Related:
Why Linux is More Secure Than Windows
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| Much better patch management tools...
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| Much stronger default configuration...
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| Modular Design...
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| Better tools to protect against zero-day attacks...
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| Open Source Architecture...
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| Diverse Environment...
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http://freewebsoftwarereviews.blogspot.com/2007/12/why-linux-is-more-secure-than-windows.html
Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html
The problems with Vista laid bare - What might have been
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38419
Why Windows is less secure than Linux
http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=311
Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34978-2003Aug23?language=printer
If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300510.html?nav=rss_technology
Why Windows is a security nightmare.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/21/1085120110704.html
The Structural Failures of Windows
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=15305
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