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

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...dows_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/Compari...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

[cariboo]

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.

[cariboo]

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