Security through wide system use?

From: Andrew McCall (mccall_at_h2o.demon.co.uk)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: 23 Dec 2003 02:12:33 -0800

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

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