On 1 June 2010 07:08, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote: > Heh. Any more details to share, anyone? > > Udhay > > http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d2f3f04e-6ccf-11df-91c8-00144feab49a.html > > Google ditches Windows on security concerns > > By David Gelles and Richard Waters in San Francisco > > Published: May 31 2010 23:26 | Last updated: May 31 2010 23:26 > > Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows > operating system because of security concerns, according to several > Google employees. > > The directive to move to other operating systems began in earnest in > January, after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked, and could > effectively end the use of Windows at Google, which employs more than > 10,000 workers internationally. > > “We’re not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort,” said one > Google employee. > > “Many people have been moved away from [Windows] PCs, mostly towards Mac > OS, following the China hacking attacks,” said another. > > New hires are now given the option of using Apple’s Mac computers or PCs > running the Linux operating system. “Linux is open source and we feel > good about it,” said one employee. “Microsoft we don’t feel so good about.” >
Isn't the lack of mainstream use the main reason Apple and Linux don't see as many attacks? Therefore, if all of Google were on Apple and Linux, I guess there is enough reason for a hacker to build up his skills on those OSes? Besides, the attacks originating from China were on their servers I would guess, not individual employees' machines. These I thought were on Google's proprietary technology. Or were they running Windows server? :) Kiran
