Re: Mac V Vista security.

On Apr 30, 6:06 am, n...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Nico Coesel) wrote:
Andy wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBas...

Not a Mac V Windows V Linux debate, more so to point out that if you
think you (and your OS) are safe from hackers you are an idiot. This
guy makes a few very good points.

I still wonder why none of those security gurus ever say that
connecting several million computers with one network is a bad idea to
start with. Or would that put them out of business?

More than that, it would go against their earlier statements. Having
a mix of OSes is sort of like having a mix of DNA. If only a fraction
of the computers can be taken out by a given virus, the rest will
continue to operate after an attack.

There are lots of things they warn you about in the security of
Linux. In most cases it only takes a little thinking to see why the
bad ideas are bad. For example, you have to be careful about setting
up NFS. You don't want "root" on another machine to get to act as
"root" on yours etc.



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