Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 10th Mar 2006 12:29 UTC, submitted by Moule
Privacy, Security, Encryption It's official, boys and girls: it's easier to kick in a door when it's open. "A test has revealed that a Linux server is far less likely to be compromised. In fact, unpatched Red Hat and SuSE servers were not breached at all during a six-week trial, while the equivalent Windows systems were compromised within hours. However, patching does make a difference. Patched versions of Windows fared far better, remaining untouched throughout the test, as did the Red Hat and Suse deployments."
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RE: Test is important...
by Ronald Vos on Fri 10th Mar 2006 14:13 UTC in reply to "Test is important..."
Ronald Vos
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They won't let their server sit for years without patching. They learn to patch after it stops working a few hours after each fresh install a couple of times.

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