On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 11:08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <cut> > > including > >ones who work for anti-virus companies. Jack Clarke, European > product > >manager at McAfee, said, "So we will be seeing more Linux > viruses as the > >OS becomes more common and popular." > > > >Mr. Clarke is wrong." > > > >Source: > > > >http://securityfocus.com/columnists/188 > > > >-- > > i'll offer a slightly different take... i believe we will in time > see more efforts at virii for linux/os x/<name your fav new os> > as they become more popular simply because there are those who > enjoy seeing what holes they can find or simply enjoy destroying > for destruction's sake. but i believe it will simply be more > effort - not more successful virii, especially as long as > updating is as (usually) painless as it is now. linux will > eventually have it's own crises to deal with as new areas are > discovered and explored. some may well bring linux downa notch > or two, but this community has the benefit of open communication > and remarkably fast response; any attack should be a short blip > on the radar before it fades and we all move on. > I don't think soooooo.. http://www.nsa.gov/selinux/
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