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RE: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly
From: "Bruce Ediger" <eballen1 () qwest net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 23:59:04 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Rick Kingslan wrote:
I'll not argue that the Windows operating systems are the target of the majority of virus', but that's typically what happens when a system is used by a known large group of people that might not be qualified to run a computer, much less secure it.
Doesn't this just constitute special pleading to use Microsoft's products? For example, this theory is totally unfalsifiable - only Microsoft products are in such a position. Oh, wait. Apache has about 2 times the market share of IIS, and I'm still getting Code Red and Nimda hits TWO YEARS after they were released. By contrast, I only got about 2 days worth of hits from Slapper.
The 'bad guys' and 'bored kids' are going to target the largest base - and there will always be holes to compromise and exploit. Viruses have never been a threat to Open Source because the target is not yet juicy enough.
Yeah, I guess you're right: Apache's 60% market share is just not "juicy" enough. Despite it being so much easier to write Linux shell code than Win32 shell code. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly Marc Maiffret (Sep 25)
- RE: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly Richard M. Smith (Sep 25)
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- RE: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly Marc Maiffret (Sep 25)
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- RE: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly Rick Kingslan (Sep 26)
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- Re: [inbox] Re: CyberInsecurity: The cost of Monopoly Rodrigo Barbosa (Sep 29)
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