Unfortunately, there's a ring of truth to this one. Linux servers ARE more widely exploited than IIS. This is due to the openness of the system and the community attitude of disclosing vulnerabilities leading to an abundance of exploits. It doesn't mean that IIS is more secure, it's just a bit harder to dig out out the holes. Also, there is less disclosure because if a hacker does find a way in, he won't release the exploit publicly but instead sell it to criminal groups which then use it for targeted attacks.
http://wehavedayjobs.blogspot.com --- On Mon, 10/13/08, renlux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: renlux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Another misinformed journalist > To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 4:02 AM > Can the community demand a public apology for the damage > that has been > produced by that erroneous news? > > The Linux community has not enough money to spend for > Marketing, unlike > Microsoft and Apple. And now here comes the notorious > Inquirer with their > malicious news to dissuade Linux' small market! > > > 2008/10/10 Slim Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On 2008/10/10, Jerome Gotangco > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:53 AM, Dong Calmada > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > >> I was also thinking that maybe a letter to > the editor might be another > > >> way. It will address both the Inquirer > editors and writers and the > > public. > > > > > > I'm not surprised at all with this. > Inquirer.net has a track record of > > > publishing sensationalized IT reports, the last > of which was the news > > > that the company I am with is investing P200M to > a local startup. The > > > P200M is true for sure but its not just for a > single entity. > > > > If you reread the article, you'll note it commits > a logical fallacy of > > some sort (I need to brush up on my college logic). > > > > > > > http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/08/10/09/html_output/xmlhtml/20081009-165459-xml.html > > > > The article basically says: > > > > (1) Website Foo was compromised (hacked). > > (2) Server operating systems are easily compromised. > > (3) Linux is a server-based operating system. > > > > Conclusion? Nowhere in the article is it directly > mentioned what > > server OS the MILF website is running on. > > > > I think the same thing happened with the Inquirer > story about your > > company. The article made a great fallacious logical > leap that wasn't > > justified by the available facts. I wouldn't be > too hard on the > > reporter though. I once worked as a newspaper deskman, > and I know that > > sometimes what the reporter submitted bears little > resemblance to what > > eventually gets published. I suspect that that line > about Linux was > > inserted by one of the desk(wo)men to make the article > look "meatier" > > (magmukhang may sinasabi). > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > > -- > _001101110011011100110111_ > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
