Actually it says "least prone to attack and damage" which is not the same as "among the most secure operating systems" ... for instance I have machines running CP/M and RSX11M which I would also rank as very unlikely to be attacked - can I claim that CP/M and RSX are even MORE secure than the systems tested by IDG? Come to think of it ... by this standard I guess that Microsoft's' "Bob" OS is a masterpiece of secure design - now that's a scary thought!
Security through obscurity ... -- Edmund Cramp http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm MCSE - More Co-opted Standards Everyday > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Nashid Hasan > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 12:16 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [brlug-general] (no subject) > > > REPORT RANKS SECURITY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS > A new report from mi2g Ltd. ranks Apple Computer's Macintosh as among > the most secure operating systems, much less vulnerable to hackers, > worms, and viruses than either Microsoft or Linux operating systems. > The report is based on data from mi2g's Security Intelligence Products > and Systems database, which tracks information about computer > vulnerabilities. Of the 1,162 vulnerabilities discovered in the first > 10 months of this year, more than 500 affected Windows, and more than > 200 affected Linux. Fewer than 25 vulnerabilties were reported for > Macintosh and for each of two versions of UNIX. The report also noted > that the number of attacks on computers has risen sharply this year, > with worldwide economic losses from those attacks reaching $7.8 > billion. > http://www.idg.net/ic_961134_1794_9-10000.html > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
