RE: OS to know.

["Depp, Dennis M." <deppdm () ornl gov>]

I think the key statement here is "many have been ported to windows".
If they were ported to windows the needed to exist somewhere else first.
Most of the security tools first become available on Linux.  As a result
this is often the platform of choice for security administration.  A
second reason is Microsoft's poor track record w.r.t. secuirty.  While
Redmond is getting better, their previous poor performance still haunts
them.

Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Tolley [mailto:eggyknap () gmail com] 
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 2:59 PM
To: Ramki B
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: OS to know.

Linux is preferred because the apps security people want to use run on
Linux. Yes, many have been ported to windows, but most of the
scanning, testing, assessment tools that security geeks want to use
are written for Linux.

-Josh

On 10/12/05, Ramki B <bramkie () gmail com> wrote:
> 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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