> > >On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 10:08:38 -0500 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered: > >> >> i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time >> see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/<name your fav new os> >> as they become more popular simply because there are those who >> enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying >> for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more >> effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as >> updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will >> eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are >> discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch >> or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication >> and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip >> on the radar before it fades and we all move on. > >Actually, that's exactly what the author is saying, not that Linux is >impervious, but that the differences between the platforms, as has been >pointed out many times on this forum, make them vastly different in >terms of the difficulty of finding and executing an exploit. > >Linux, Unix, and Mac platforms would have to do a complete about-face >in terms of their approach to security in order to be as vulnerable as >Windows, *regardless of market share*. > >This is the crusade Stephen has started me on, to debunk this myth >wherever and whenever it rears it's ugly head. >
I agree, we need to simply ask what evidence there is to back up the statement that Ms is vulnerable because of it's predominance, not let 'them' get away with the bald statement as fact. There would be more kudos from attacking linux systems for the 'real' crackers, as opposed to the social misfits (i.e. the ones who get caught) who merely spread viri on Windows boxes, so I believe that the threat to linux is greater. BUT, as we all know, the damage is much more restricted (unless you're stupid enough to run as root). Paul M _____________________________ CYTANET WebMail http://webmail.cytanet.com.cy
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