Re: Security through wide system use?

From: Jim Richardson (warlock_at_eskimo.com)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:52:16 -0800

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On 23 Dec 2003 02:12:33 -0800,
 Andrew McCall <mccall@h2o.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> This isn't intended to be a troll, and I am not trying to start a
> flame... but...
>
> I received an email today from my manager pointing me to an article on
> news.com.com[1] that states Windows gets hacked more because its
> popular, and Linux isn't as popular so it doesn't get targeted as
> much.
>
> Personally, I think this is a very simplistic view, from both Linux
> and Windows viewpoint, and would like to find references and articles
> discussing this so I can try and highlight this to the manager. One
> source of information I have already identify is the Netcraft[2] web
> server survey but if anyone else can help me gather more information
> please can you post the information for me.
>
> I am not trying to prove one system is more secure than the other, and
> I apprieciate that there are many factors in system security.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew McCall
>
> [1] - http://news.com.com/2100-7344-5117271.html?tag=nefd_hed
> [2] - http://news.netcraft.com/archives/web_server_survey.html

How'd he explain the low rate of Linux servers being hacked, vs Windows
servers, what with there being a lot of Linux servers hanging around...

It's a nice excuse the Windows folks pull out from time to time, but
it's lost most of it's impact after all this time. Few enough people
believed it then, fewer still do.

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