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The 0s and 1s of Computer Warfare
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| There is a reason why open-source operating systems based on Linux are less
| likely to be infected by a virus than proprietary systems like Microsoft’s
| Windows: As computer security experts like to say, “given enough eyeballs,
| all bugs are shallow.”
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/opinion/17iht-edmorozov.html?_r=1
Recent:
Mac Security Part II: It’s a Numbers Game
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| “I have found that Macs are less secure than their current Windows and Linux
| counterparts,” says Mr. Dai Zovi, who is co-author of The Mac Hacker’s
| Handbook. “At least for the last several years, Apple has lagged behind in
| security, largely because the threat hasn’t been there.”
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http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/mac-security-part-ii-its-a-numbers-game/
With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest
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| The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on
| the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that
| remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer
| hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/032908-with-vista-breached-linux-unbeaten.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
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
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