Linux vs Windows Security refrences

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Hallooo everybody!!

I'm sure i'm not alone when I say that my opinion is that linux security is waaaaay better than windows, but.. i need to find proof...

I'm doing a paper that compares linux & windows security, but i'm having difficulty finding any studies and analysis done.

There's a LOT of pages from CEO's from top-notch companies or well established 'i.t. experts' saying they prefer linux ( some ppl say windows), but it's still just a load of opinions.

I'm looking for any links to sites with 'scientific' infomation on this subject as a refrence to my paper, as i can't just start writing from the top of my head and plot down everyone's experience :P

Thanks in advance!

p.s. lol seems i mis-tagged this as [xfce]... :blush: can a mod fix this plz >_<

[hyper_ch]

maybe this gives you a start: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/security_report_windows_vs_linux/

Although yuo have to be careful about The Register... the author, at least, seems to know what he writes about: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2076

[vantsochev]

u can check this one :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux#Security

;)

[HermanAB]

Go to Rusty Russel's amazingly inaccurate web site and start reading.

Cheers,

Herman

[binbash]

I dont get the word "safer"

#chmod 777 / -R

??How can it be safer?
People > OS

[cariboo907]

You forgot sudo. It is way safer because if you use the above command you will render the computer unusable. If the computer is unusable there are no security problems. :)

Jim

[jerome1232]

He didn't forget sudo, he had a # sign in front of it which indicates your logged as root.

For the most part I have to agree that the security is more in the hands of the OS's admins than in the OS itself, although the OS can make that job harder/easier.

In that mindset though in Linux an Admin can theoritcaly patch any program/part of the os and recompile it to their liking. In Windows you are stuck with whatever Microsoft coded for the core of the OS.

[cariboo907]

I have to say I run so rarely as a root user I missed the # sign. I've gotten so used to using sudo I never even think about running as root. Heck I even delete the root user for mysql and never ever use swat.

JIm