Re: security (malware) issues in Linux bases OSes
T o n g wrote:
> 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!
>
Yup, totally agree. Truly remarkable.
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