In article <2910178.ljqqiiqOS4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> __/ [ flyer ] on Monday 26 March 2007 00:19 \__
>
> >
> > Can someone briefly answer this NON-technically.
> >
> > Is access to the Linux OS via web or other channel actually much more
> > difficult by design? Seems so from anything I've studied.
> >
> > I'm no expert, but Linux sounds like a rock wall against infestation.
> >
> > This will very soon be a huge problem, or not, with all the Linux
> > adoption.
> >
> > Does Linux even NEED firewalls and anti-virus programs? Or WILL it in the
> > future as malware lunatics shift their attention to Linux?
>
> All you need to do is consider the analysis of experts, who consistently
> argue that Linux is more secure by design. Like UNIX, it is built correctly
> from the lower levels to the top.
>
>
> Linux vs. Windows: Which is Most Secure?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | True to UNIX.
> | Qualitative score: Windows gets a D+ while Linux gets an A-.
> | "Bummer of a birthmark"
> | Qualitative score: Windows gets an F while Linux gets an A.
> | User data confidentiality.
> | Qualitative score: Windows gets a B- while Linux gets a B+.
> | Patch practices
> | Qualitative score: Windows gets an A- while Linux gets a B+.
> `----
>
> http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/3665801
>
>
> Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Linux is better at locking down a computer than Windows. The Linux OS
> | uses configuration settings and user permissions to a much more
> | efficient degree than the Windows administrator account. To do
> | this, non-enterprise users should seek help from third-party
> | security suites that serve as configuration managers, James
> | Bottomley, chief technology officer of SteelEye Technology said.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html
>
Rock solid and also a diverse fast moving blur. Tough target to hit or
even see clearly in the first place.
Malware losers will stick with win and eat it for lunch. By the time they
get around to linux, any even tiny cracks will be covered with steel
plate.
The huge sector of security programming will then take a big hit. Nothing
to do.
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