Linux has its own security holes

[Gary Stoneburner <gary.stoneburner@nist.gov>]

re:
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0503/feat-linux3-05-03-04.asp

"Virus writers will target Linux when the system gains a high enough
profile, Witteveen said."

My comment:  Well duh!

There seem to be a lot of people who cannot remember back even 15 years,
and hence have no ability to learn from the past.  Role back the
clock to, say 1991.  How much do you hear about attacks against
Windows - almost none!  What is being attacked? Answer: Unix. 
Why?  Simple, the OS of choice is Unix, not Windows.

    NT introduced in 1993, oldest advisory at
www.cert.org is Dec
1998.

Now the most prolific OS is Windows.  And the target of choice is
..... Windows.

As Linux installations increase they become more of a target, just like
Windows did from 1990 (introduction of Win 3.1) to the present.

Cheers,
Gary

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