"The growing popularity of open-source browsers and software may be responsible for the increasing gap between the exposure of a vulnerability and the provision of patch to fix it, security software vendor Symantec has said."
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Member since:If what you say is correct then why is the only OS spreading worms and viruses and spyware and adware Windows?
I've never got any of those problems on OSX or Linux. And I run Linux without a firewall, antivirus software, or any kind of protection from these types of exploits. Hell, I even run it unpatched. I don't dare run Windows unpatched. That would be asking for trouble.
I know countless Windows users who do purchase these products to protect their system and still get compromized.
How do I know so many Windows users? I'm a systems administrator. I know everything about our systems and networks.
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Interesting you should say that since Microsoft has frequently ignored security holes and left problems unpatched for months or even years even though there were already exploits in the wild.
Windows can be made more secure though firewalls and AV software, but then Linux is already solid and usually comes with a firewall installed by default. I thought maybe Windows could include a good firewall with the OS by default too, but then they would either get sued by company A and B for including their own product, or get sued by company B for including company A's product in Windows. In some cases Microsoft might not be able to win no matter what.
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This is BS.
But their suggestion that windows is as secure as mac and mozilla browsers is valid. Windows may be more secure based on the idea that since it's so popular its targeted more and thus is patched better.
I assume that if mozilla became 99% of browser market and mac OS jumped up there it would be the same.
The truth is.... choose whatever companies releases patches FASTER and what your comfortable with.
would that be.... mac and firefox? HMmmmmmm
i choose 'em!