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Re: Which Windows OS is Safest
From: Cameron Reign <alpha_epoch () yahoo com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:52:04 -0700 (PDT)
The reason the general belief that Windows is "inherently insecure" is quite simply it's Microsoft-imposed rigidness. If something needs to be fixed with any Microsoft product, a patch/fix needs to be procured from Microsoft. You can't do anything yourself. That, and, Microsoft software & operating systems are so overly complex & self-important, the past has shown Microsoft bleeds, there are so many holes. Why are Unix/Linux operating systems better? If you're good enough at administering a network, you can change the os's very behavior. You can actually control everything about it, in such an absolute way, a talented hand can lock down a system. There is always the human factor, and nothing is 100% secure, but you can get a lot closer to perfection on an open-source operating system, such as Unix/Linux distributions. You're afforded more control. Alpha __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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