I agree completely. I thought I had been abundantly clear that this was my position in all of this.
I also think this thread has likely run its course short of new information. Wes Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wjnconsulting.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 21:38 > To: 'David F. Skoll'; 'Wes Noonan' > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Religion... was RE: [Full-Disclosure] Re: January 15 is > Personal Firewall Day, help the cause > > Can we please just stop OS-based arguments? And can we agree that all OSs > earn their places, rightfully? Windows has earned very few security > points > to date (and maybe none), but we can move toward securing this OS despite > its programming shortcomings. Windows, and thankfully, linux isn't going > away any time soon. Linux installs mostly secure by default, windows > installs insecure by default, but that doesn't mean people can't harden > either OS and make it more secure. > > Personaly, I've run a large data center using both OSs (various versions) > securely for over 5 years. I've developend and implemented windows and > linux hardening templates. There are many ways to secure and harden both. > As many have pointed out, layers matter. > > Mike > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
