> What I have seen happen a lot is people switch to Linux because they hate > windows. Everything is up and running fine for them but they do not invest > the proper time to learn how to maintain the box to keep aware of security > patches. Now you have an OS with multiple services from multiple open > source projects and anyone of those can end up having a security exploit > that some 12 year old will use to "own" the box and the admin may never even > know the kid is in there. Windows certainly gets more than its fair share > of exploits but it just seems like with the typical weekend sysadmin that > the process to alert people of exploits and fixes for them is much better in > the windows world.
Amen Aaron! I'm a Windows user (yes I've used Linux as well...not knocking it...prefer to stick with Windows)......number of serious hacks since 1995....1...NIMDA...caused absolutley no damage (man I can feel the universe coming to get me after saying this one).....all it did was self-replicate because Zone Alarm wouldn't let it out to the Net to screw other folks. So it can be done ;-) Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239922 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
