Re: Security through wide system use?

From: David (thunderbolt01_at_netscape.net)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:58:08 GMT

Andrew McCall 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.

Microsoft Monopoly Represents National Security Risk, Say
Internet Security Experts
http://www.ccianet.org/press/03/0924.pdf

Former federal agent calls XP a threat to national security
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/1015threatxp.html

Windows a Threat to National Security?
eWeek reports: "A senior Microsoft Corp. executive told a federal
court last week that sharing information with competitors could
damage national security and even threaten the U.S. war effort in
Afghanistan. He later acknowledged that some Microsoft code was
so flawed it could not be safely disclosed."

  MS Windows as National Security Risk
http://homepage.mac.com/machiavel/iblog/B1072909446/C538124065/E611147278/ 

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