On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 10:44, Lawson, Jim wrote: > Not true Anne if you implement security in windows everyone is not a > admin. > But The fact that knnopix can access any windows file system is dangerous to > me to run Windoze. > > I read an article the other day that said mandrake 9.1 and other stuff can > easily reset Windoze passwords. Evewn the administrator one. I don't like > this. this is why I am asking this question. > > I happen to love Linux. You don't have to convince me. I have to convince my > bosses. IT Director. That is why I am asking these questions to the expert > group so I have more evidence that Windoze has to go. I don't recommend any writing to NTFS partitions. (from M$ products either, if you have a choice). as corruption of other files has been known to occur. any install of Linux should be able to screw with any FAT partition, and delete files you could not delete from windoze
> -----Original Message----- > From: Frankie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] Password Question > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lawson, Jim > >Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2003 8:39 PM > >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >Subject: RE: [expert] Password Question > > > > > >Anne it is from a secruity postion. I want to find out ow much more secure > >Linux is than windows. > > > > Well that is easy... > > 1. A file in linux is not executable until you tell it its executable. > A file in Doze IS exectuable by virtue of having an executable > extension. (.bat, .com, .exe etc). > > 2. In windows, everyone is the administrator, so anyone can totally trash > the system. > In Linux, everyone is a user, so can only trash their own user space. > > 3. literally thousands of virus's/worms/trojans have been written for > windows. > Literally a tiny handful of test virus/worms have been written for > linux. > > 4. Windoze is all open from scratch, and its up to the user to tighten it > up. > Linux is by default much tighter then windows, and its easy to tighten > it up more. (for example with msec on mandrkae.) > > > As for the password issue, win95 provides practically no password > protection at all, and what little it does provide is easy enough to > circumvent. > > NT/2000/XP/2003 are much better in that regard, but a ton of flaws have > been found to get around them as well. > (for one thing, apparently you can use a win2000 CD to access XP partition. > > So, take your pick.. > > hundreds of government bodies that are switching to linux en mass after > years of windows dominance is a telling indicator of where their faith is.. > > Having said that, If you take a winXP or 2000 system, fully patch it.. get > rid of IIS, IE and outlook Express. > (replace with apache and mozilla browser and mozilla mail for windows > respectively) > and run a firewall and antivir program or two would be pretty secure > comparitively as well. > > Still not as tight as a well concieved linux install, but pretty good none > the less. > > But we are a linux list so I will not push you in that direction. > Also, keep in mind that the M$ version will cost you a whole heap more. > > > regards > > Franki > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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