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posted on digitalfilipino.. -- Thank you, Louie Miranda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher A. Stolk To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:56 AM Subject: [digitalfilipino] Linux Rated Less Secure than Windows http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=39785 August 5, 2003 | Paul Thurrott Linux Rated Less Secure than Windows When Microsoft announced that its Windows 2000 operating system had been awarded the highest possible grade in the Common Criteria (CC) security certification last fall, open source advocates downplayed the honor as insignificant and unrelated to real-world security analysis. This week, however, Linux was also awarded with CC security certification, and as one might expect, this announcement greeted with cheers from the open source community. There's just one catch: Linux got a lower security rating than Windows 2000 did last year. Linux was certified as providing "low to moderate" security, while Windows 2000 received a "moderate to high" security rating last year. According to people close to the certification, Linux was being tested for better security ratings, but only achieved the "low to moderate" rating. Further dampening the celebration is news that most Linux installs didn't receive the certification. Sponsored by a $500,000 fee paid by computing giant IBM, the certification applies only to SuSE Linux, and only then when it's installed on certain IBM hardware. Still, it's an important first step for the open source solution, which is trying to position itself as a viable alternative to Windows in various situations. Microsoft, the maker of Windows, of course, has made significant security-related improvements over the past year and half, since launching its Trustworthy Computing initiative. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT The Association of Firearms & Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines invites you to visit the "DEFENSE & SPORTING ARMS SHOW Part 2" slated on August 14-18, 2003 at MegaTrade Halls 2 & 3 in SM Megamall. This year's theme is dubbed "Karapatan sa Buhay...The Right to Protect Your Family." Activities include ARMSCOR Air Rifle Range and Fun Shoot, video shows, free seminars on gun safety, target shooting, one stop shop for getting and renewing gun licenses. For details, contact Tradeshow International Inc at 6718381 to 82 or 6713122 or visit http://www.tradeshow.com.ph Be a world class software development professional. Attend the country's 1st SEI-CMU certified Introduction to Capability Maturity Model Integrated Course on September 17 to 19. For more info, visit http://www.digitalfilipino.com Get a copy of DigitalFilipino.com's 2003 Philippine Internet User Report by attending its 1st ICT Market Research Conference on September 26, 2003. Visit http://www.digitalfilipino.com for more info. This event is sponsored by Cisco Systems Philippines. Top Peg is offering animation workshops for kids and adults ages 7 and up. If interested, contact Grace Dimaran at 5311491 / 8711590 / 0917 8951379 or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalfilipino/message/11841 for more details. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
