Microsoft is banking on enhancements to what it has dubbed the fundamentals to entice enterprises to upgrade to the next version of Windows, known as Vista. The company will use upcoming industry shows to sing the praises of improvements to the Windows networking stack and secure networking techniques such as server and domain isolation to sell both Vista and Longhorn, the planned update to Windows Server.
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Member since:"Statistically Linux is not the most cracked into OS. It's still Windows 
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Not at all. Windows is certainly subject to more annoying worms and such that launch DOS attacks and that kind of thing. But when it comes to downright hacking: ie: gaining root / administrator privileges on a box, Linux is cracked more often than Windows.
Member since:2005-07-10
Re: "And given that statistically, Linux is the most cracked into operating system in the world, I would NOT bank on Linux being secure in any sense of the word."
It's really not that difficult to find detailed reference material by doing a simple Google search which can help educate the misinformed, misguided and those that typically attempt to spread FUD. I've included a few such links.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_li...
http://os.newsforge.com/os/04/05/18/1715247.shtml
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Member since:2005-10-25
And given that statistically, Linux is the most cracked into operating system in the world, I would NOT bank on Linux being secure in any sense of the word...
Ok, so let me get this straight: You're comparing an O/S that needs 3rd party software so that it doesn't get cracked by automated scripts written by bored teenagers against an O/S routinely used in a highly secure fashion by the likes of Google and various fortune 500. (Including numerous stock exchanges!)
A virus is an automated "crack". Linux has its share of cracks, but
1) They almost never automated, and
2) They are usually pretty easily defended against, without requiring stupid bandaids like antivirus/antispyware.
So, next time your Norton A/V complains about a virus, relax, and know that you've been cracked! Again...
Proof that, once again, idiocy knows no limits.
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"considering microsoft's track record and history of the Windows product line since its beginning i would NOT bank on Vista AKA Longhorn being secure in any sense of the word..."
And given that statistically, Linux is the most cracked into operating system in the world, I would NOT bank on Linux being secure in any sense of the word...
Please don't throw stones at Windows for problems that arguably, Linux suffers from even worse.