Which platform will save you from the nasties?

Published on: October 23rd, 2004
Modified on: October 23rd, 2004
Last week in these pages, Next carried a story that is receiving an increasing amount of media attention: which is more secure - Windows or Linux? A snide answer is OpenBSD, which has an exemplary record with respect to security. But let's stick to the two most broadly used platforms in IT today. Microsoft's hired analysts claim that Windows is more secure than Linux. Should we believe them? First, let's deal with the fact that the numbers presented cover only one aspect of security, namely vendor advisories for vulnerabilities..... ....
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