On Sun, 19 Dec 2004, Scott Morris wrote:
> > So when the majority of people begin using a different operating system, is > there some reason that the majority of virus-writers or other malcontents > wouldn't focus on the flaws there? > > Or are we stuck in this little bubble thinking that unix REALLY is THAT > secure? > > Perhaps it is, but my viewpoint is that it's really shortsighted to make > this assumption. Just because it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean that it > can't. Wolves go where the sheep are plentiful and less protected. As they it has happened: iis/sadmin worm 2001-may apache-scalper worm l10n worm morris-sendmail-extravaganza current-ssh-exploit-fun there are others of course... it's not the OS that matters in the long run, it's the administration of that OS (or so it seems to me, admittedly not a sysadmin though, anymore). Sure, initial/default installs might be problematic in one/all OS's, but by and large extended lifetimes on a live/hostile network means patches must be applied. Seems like that doesn't happen by and large. -Chris
