On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Kyle Spaans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:3lucid@gmail.com">3lucid@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
No and no are my answers. But from my perspective inside of the<br>
security industry right now I can tell you that Linux is protected<br>
only by economics. If Linux had more market share, I'm *sure* more Joe<br>
User desktops would be getting compromised for botnets or credit card<br>
numbers/banking passwords. And in Windows' defense, even on the<br>
Microsoft platform you can operate without needing a virus scanner: as<br>
long as you are patched and careful.<br></blockquote><div><br>Evidence from the field counteracts this claim.<br></div></div><br>For example, Apache has been the web server with the most market share<br>for many years. <br>
<br>When Microsoft introduced IIS, it became a target for more successful attacks<br>(in the form of worms that still plague the net today, e.g. Code Red, Nimda, ...).<br><br>Both are web server that speak HTTP on port 80. Why is one less secure than<br>
the other? <br><br>There is no human factor of social engineering here.<br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>