>> In some ways (not all ways) anything based on Unix is massively more secure >> than Windows. > > >I am not sure I agree with this statement, particularly when you put the OS >on the everyman's desktop. > >-Cameron >
The biggest thing is that your normal user can't change anything outside of their own home directory. That already adds a big step to anyone wanting to break into the system. Granted there are permission elevation bugs, but they generally get fixed very quickly once they're reported. But yeah, I see what you mean. Normal users have a way of taking a secure system and breaking it in the name of convenience. I can think of a couple ways to break Linux's security that way. But then I'm always telling people that Linux isn't for everyone. My mother for instance...the woman who has been known to call me because she couldn't find the power button on the computer. I'd have nightmares for a week if she asked me to set up a Linux box for her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319923 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
