Re: security (malware) issues in Linux bases OSes
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:48:37 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Anyway, twice in the past few years, Debian servers have been
> compromised. One time it was thru a weak DD user password,
You implication seems to be "Debian is not secure enough", but my conclusion
from above incident is quite the opposite from yours -- Debian is *amazingly*
secure.
If a Windoze PC is taken over by someone or some new malware that no
existing anti-virus software can detect, how soon can a normal Windows user
notice it? how soon can a experienced Windows admin, who is not working on
the box notice it? Make a rough guess and read the aforementioned intrusion
incident in Debian again. I don't know about you, but I was totally amazed
that two Debian admins in two different corners of the world noticed the
sign of intrusion at the first moment!
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