most secure operating sys
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ETSA
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If you truly want a secure computer linux or unix with a NAT firewall.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NAT.html
But if security is a concern, I would always recommend a NAT firewall..
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/NAT.html
But if security is a concern, I would always recommend a NAT firewall..
ghost
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Never used Linux so can`t really comment, but I would think Vista is most secure over all the M$ OS`s.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905073.aspx
Is this a joke including 2 MS OS's in that list? I believe the last count was that Windows had 130,000 known viruses.
It depends who you ask, MS insist Vista is the most secure which is a complete joke, Solaris say there's is, we all know Linux beats MS hands down on security and you didn't even add BSD which is supposed to be more secure than Linux!
It depends who you ask, MS insist Vista is the most secure which is a complete joke, Solaris say there's is, we all know Linux beats MS hands down on security and you didn't even add BSD which is supposed to be more secure than Linux!
Violent 777
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patrickv
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yeah that got me wondering..the bucks $$$$ or probably or shorter way to say MICROSOFT (which is a very long word)
The least secure is the most used OS. hackers and virus/malware writers and all that want to infect the most users possible so ofcourse they will hit windows the most used OS. If any other OS had the users that windows does they would target that OS.
I dont think its a matter of the OS being secure as much as it is this point.
I do beleave that linux and other OSs are more secure then windows but if the hackers want to crack it they could and would.
I dont think its a matter of the OS being secure as much as it is this point.
I do beleave that linux and other OSs are more secure then windows but if the hackers want to crack it they could and would.
tlarkin
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[-0MEGA-];725155 said:
Or vista for that matter
Unix is the most secure to my knowledge and has the least amount of viruses and exploits written for it. I would say OS X is up there as well since it is based off of Unix (free BSD to be exact). Unix and linux are almost the same but they are not the same, if that makes any sense. they are of the same species but not the same breed. Unix has been around for a long time and Linux is kind of it's bastard step child. Since Linux is a bit newer and has other features built into it I think it makes it a bit more vulnerable, also Unix is more of a closed system where as Linux is more of an open source community type OS (even though Unix is also open source, but has stricter licensing) so if a user has more packages and more software from many different configurations and more chances of loading sloppy coded applications which gives Linux a higher chance of being exploited over Unix.
Not entirely true, by nature *nix OSes are more secure simply by design. The Kernel is a locked down layer of the OS which is not touchable by any type of application, software, driver, etc. It controls the hardware on a low level, so nothing has direct access to the kernel or the hardware. Instead processes run at certain levels and are given permissions through the shell, making it much more secure by nature. Windows is very poorly coded when comparing it to a *nix system on a security comparison.
Bradan
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exactly what i meant. sorry for double post. sorry for not reading anything.
^ what he said.
Windows users always pull that one... "if Linux had more users it would be just as insecure." It's simply not true!
Lots of companies and web services run on *nix based systems, so the users are already there...