On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Don Muller wrote:
> Well, the company did not explain how, or why it happened. The
> programmer I work with suggested BSD.Of course I wanted security!
> Well, they gave me some explanation that the server was hacked at the
> xfs port. But later I was told that the ftp port on redhat 6.2 was the
> vulnerability, so they actually were not sure?
> So this is when we had the network people install Freebsd. And where
> my questions lie.
I wouldn't trust *THOSE* people with any OS :)
Linux and BSD are comperable in security; both rely on a
competent admin to keep the system secure over time.
Lacking a competent admin on-site, you may look into a
free Unix which has the capability of semi-automatically
upgrading itself.
I suspect the BSDs can do that; Conectiva Linux, Debian
Linux and all Debian derivatives do that too (apt-get).
Systems lacking that ability will always be in danger of
getting behind in security updates when the admins don't
look after the machine...
regards,
Rik
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