RE: OS to know.

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

  Some of the tools that make my job much easier are only
available on Linux....
  There's probably no reason Windows or Mac versions couldn't
be written, except that nobody has done it (well) yet.

David Gillett
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ramki B [mailto:bramkie () gmail com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:33 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: OS to know.
>
>  
> Most of the Security personel use Linux, in fact their 
> laptops have a Linux partition for this purpose (even 
> Microsoft guys do this, I have seen couple of them).
>
> But I have always wanted to know why linux is prefered?
>
> Ramki
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Williams [mailto:ibmros () hotmail com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:42 AM
> > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: OS to know.
> >
> > I am a graduate student at George Mason University 
> obtaining my MS in 
> > Information Security and Assurance. What operating system 
> is used more 
> > for security administration in the private sector versus the 
> > government sector?
> > Pretty much I would like to know what operating system I 
> should focus 
> > on if I wanted to pursue a government career in security or if I 
> > wanted to purse a career in the private sector. Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Mark Jacobs
> >
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