Tuesday, January 16th, 2007, 5:54 am
Security First, Only Then User Convenience
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Sadly, many people use a convenient argument to defend Windows’ security problems. They would like you to believe that security is failing because of relative market share, not inherent security, which one can attain through proper design. Windows was built to serve users’ convenience while neglecting to account for the subsequent inclusion of an Internet connection. Windows was very desktop centric, as Gates’ snubbing of the Internet has proven over the years. That, and only that, is why Microsoft struggles to rewrite a vast codebase in a quick and secure fashion that leads to mature and well-established libraries.
The following articles demonstrate and explain why Windows is simply insecure by design. Market share plays a relatively minor role in this equation.
- Linux Security: A Big Edge Over Windows
- Security Report: Windows vs Linux
- Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design
- If Only We Knew Then What We Know Now About Windows XP
- Why Windows is a security nightmare
Consider more secure platforms, preferably ones that confirm with the POSIX/UNIX model that has matured over many decades. Keep the cr4ck3rZ working much hard(er).
