Windows proven more secure than Linux for webservers!
According to a study presented by two Florida researchers, Windows is more secure than Linux for web serving.
The pair of researchers, one a Linux enthusiast and the other a Windows enthusiast, recently released their findings at the RSA Conference, a gathering of computer security specialists. The two compared Windows 2003 Server and Red Hat Enterprise Server 3. Their statistics showed that critical vulnerabilities on the Windows platform tended to get patched quicker.
Once I find the link to the article again Ill put it here, but right now I'm going with whats on my clipboard
The pair of researchers, one a Linux enthusiast and the other a Windows enthusiast, recently released their findings at the RSA Conference, a gathering of computer security specialists. The two compared Windows 2003 Server and Red Hat Enterprise Server 3. Their statistics showed that critical vulnerabilities on the Windows platform tended to get patched quicker.
Once I find the link to the article again Ill put it here, but right now I'm going with whats on my clipboard
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I'd be willing to bet that part of that delay lies in the fact that no one (Unlike MS/Windows) agency is responsible for all the components. Linux is responsible for the kernel, the driver makers for the drivers, Apache for the server itself, etc, etc.
-Q
PS. And the title is suspect aswell, one study proving all versions/flavors/vendors of Linux are known to be less secure then Windows is very unlikely.
Who says I'm denying it, Tom-analog?
-Q
PS. I'm not acceeding[sic] to it either.
PPS. ARGH! And I thought Conectiv was a crap pwr co!
PPPS. And it's not an OS, it's a kernel. (Wiki loss leaves me feeling pedantic)
-Q
PS. Hey! http://m-w.com/firefox/
I would like to know what tests they have done, if firewalls were activated, what ports and so on...
-Q
PS. FWIW, I agree with TcH.
-Q