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Gibbs wrote:Linux is open source. Users have the ability to make the change themself and if they can't or don't know how to the millions of other users most likely will.
Yes it's true. If Linux was the most dominant operating system it would have more infections and security risks. However I HIGHLY doubt it would have as many or be as pathetically high as Windows.
katana wrote:Gibbs wrote:Linux is open source. Users have the ability to make the change themself and if they can't or don't know how to the millions of other users most likely will.
Yes it's true. If Linux was the most dominant operating system it would have more infections and security risks. However I HIGHLY doubt it would have as many or be as pathetically high as Windows.
I think these two statements contradict each other.
If there are so many people who can change Linux code themselves, then it stands to reason that there will be more people to write malicious code and find the vulnerabilities.
If there are so many people who can change Linux code themselves, then it stands to reason that there will be more people to write malicious code and find the vulnerabilities.
Windows isn't secure. I mean take Windows XP for example. It takes MINUTES (I think it's averaged at 10 minutes?) to get malicious content (adware/spyware/a virus) on an unpatched version on the internet. It's faster to get a virus then it is to patch. Windows IS a virus.
Don't get me wrong I like Windows but the security is a sham.
Firefox (the safest web browser according to many Windows users) is open source. Please give me an example of where open source has ever produced a critical security threat...
Also everything done in Linux that makes an impact on the system requires a password.
ndmmxiaomayi wrote:Firefox (the safest web browser according to many Windows users) is open source. Please give me an example of where open source has ever produced a critical security threat...
Don't be so confident yet. While both aren't really critical in my own opinion, if you are to tweak them in anyway, the results would be disastrous.
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/focusbug/ffversion.html
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007 ... 70208.htmlAlso everything done in Linux that makes an impact on the system requires a password.
That's if you are editing some system configurations directly. There are workarounds, and it's not hard to implement them.
There's also a distro of Linux which lets you do such things. Ran it on my own system and had some fun results.
ChrisRLG wrote:Gibbs.
Is that why I have a 1000 infected linux machines a day hitting my servers with attempted exploites.
What it does show is that ALL operating systems are prone to vulnerabilities and unless fully patched any system is likely to become a zombie.
It maters nothing which op system you use - what matters is making sure you have it fully patched.
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