Re: Which Windows OS is Safest

From: Cameron Reign (alpha_epoch_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/29/04

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    Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:52:04 -0700 (PDT)
To: Eoin Fleming <rtfm@o2.ie>, security-basics@securityfocus.com

    The reason the general belief that Windows is
    "inherently insecure" is quite simply it's
    Microsoft-imposed rigidness. If something needs to be
    fixed with any Microsoft product, a patch/fix needs to
    be procured from Microsoft. You can't do anything
    yourself. That, and, Microsoft software & operating
    systems are so overly complex & self-important, the
    past has shown Microsoft bleeds, there are so many
    holes.

    Why are Unix/Linux operating systems better? If you're
    good enough at administering a network, you can change
    the os's very behavior. You can actually control
    everything about it, in such an absolute way, a
    talented hand can lock down a system.

    There is always the human factor, and nothing is 100%
    secure, but you can get a lot closer to perfection on
    an open-source operating system, such as Unix/Linux
    distributions. You're afforded more control.

        Alpha

                    
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