[CS-FSLUG] NI: Study Shows Windows Beats Linux on Security
Stephen J. McCracken
smccrack at hcjb.org.ec
Wed Jun 29 17:20:23 CDT 2005
Chris Brault wrote:
> My interpretation is that the only reason Windows is
> more "secure" is because they are more familiar with
> it. The same reason they use M$ office, because they
To be fair, for the overworked or lazy, MS is now pushing out updates
(for XP, at least). It is no longer required to pull them in.
GNU/Linux still requires that the person pulls in and applies the
updates (automated or not).
While GNU/Linux might have patches quicker for the found exploits it
does no good unless those are applied to the machines. This is how I
could see that MS *could* look more secure as those patches are pushed
out and applied automatically to the systems rather than waiting for the
user to do the work.
> know. Interpretation: M$'s unfair, illegal,
> monopolistic tactics have paid big, big, big
> dividends.
Agreed.
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