[kwlug-disc] Security arguments

Khalid Baheyeldin kb at 2bits.com
Tue Sep 22 11:43:16 EDT 2009


>
> Are there any statistics or "hard proof" other than anecdotal evidence that
> indicates that Apache/Linux is more secure as a platform?
>
I listed some of that.

Number of actual trojans/worms written for Linux vs. Windows.
Number of actual trojans/worms written for Apache vs. IIS.
Number of botnets that are composed of Linux machines vs. Windows machines.

Amount of havoc caused for admins by above exploits.
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