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Unpatched Linux systems are surviving longer on the Internet before being compromised, according to a report from the Honeynet Project released this week.
Microsoft has a soft spot for Linux, but it believes that recent developments in the open-source community have killed the free software model.
SQL Slammer shows that network security needs more than patches. As is often the case with security issues, the answer lies outside IT.
When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?
The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models.
Attorney Hemanshu Nigam says virus writers "ought to think twice before they hit the send button."
Microsoft has a soft spot for Linux, but it believes that recent developments in the open-source community have killed the free software model.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).
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