----- Original Message ----- Subject: [pro_tech] Study: Safest OS isn't Windows--or Linux > "Study: Safest OS isn't Windows--or Linux > By Angus Kidman > ZDNet Australia > February 23, 2004, 4:28 AM PT > > Linux advocates often take pride in the operating system being more > secure than Windows but this claim may have attracted unwanted > attention from the hacking community. > > An analysis of hacker attacks on online servers in January by UK- > based security consultancy mi2g found that Linux servers were the > most frequently hit, accounting for 13,654 successful attacks, or 80 > percent of the survey total. Windows came in a distant second with > 2,005 attacks. > > A detailed analysis of government servers also found Linux to be > more susceptible, accounting for 57 percent of all security breaches. > > In a similar study last year, Microsoft Windows proved to be more > vulnerable, accounting for 51 percent of successful attacks on > government servers. > > However, the sharp rise in Linux breaches probably reflects a lack > of training and deployment expertise rather than inherent security > problems within Linux, mi2g officials suggested. > > "The swift adoption of Linux last year within the online government > and non-government server community, coupled with inadequate > training and knowledge on how to keep that environment secure when > running vulnerable third party applications, has contributed to a > consistently higher proportion of compromised Linux servers," mi2g > chairman DK Matai said in a statement. > > According to the study, the most secure OS turned out to be BSD > (Berkley Software Distribution) and Mac OS X. mi2g said its study > focused on "overt digital attacks" and did not include other methods > of intrusion such as viruses and worms." (end extract...) > Source--http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5162348.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 20/02/2004 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list