__/ [ NoStop ] on Friday 23 March 2007 23:04 \__
> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
>> This just in from the "I must have wandered through a
>> doorway into an alternate universe while not looking"
>> Department:
>>
>>March 21, 2007
>>Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS
>>By Andy Patrizio
>>
>>UPDATED: Microsoft is frequently dinged for
>>having insecure products, with security holes and
>>vulnerabilities. But Symantec (Quote), no friend of
>>Microsoft,
>
> And certainly "no friend" of Linux, as we don't need any of Symantec's
> crapware.
This was BS, based on Microsoft's figures.
FUD: Windows is "most secure OS"
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| Andy Patrizio has an incredibly sloppy story entitled "Surprise,
| Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS" at internetnews.com, which
| purports to summarize the recently released Symantec Internet
| Security Thread Report Volume XI. But if you look closely at
| the actual report (PDF), you'll see that this claim that Windows
| is "Most Secure" is based merely on Microsoft's relative speediness
| in patching security holes.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/22/fud-windows-is-most-secure-os/
Bear in mind that Symantec's CEO slammed Windows for security and said he was
switching to Apple.
Also see:
Linux vs. Windows: Which is Most Secure?
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| 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
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| 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.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/54742.html
Security Report: Windows vs Linux
,----[Executive summary ]
| Finally, we also include a brief overview of relevant conceptual
| differences between Windows and Linux, to offer an insight into why
| Windows tends to be more vulnerable to attacks at both server and desktop,
| and why Linux is inherently more secure
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/
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