RE: OS to know.

["Ramki B" <bramkie () gmail com>]

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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