Which OS do you use?

My point, libervisco, is that security issues do exist and, if one of the kidde scripters thought he could make a name for himself by doing so, could be exploited and sooner or later will be. Indeed, there have already been some Linux (and Mac) viruses/trojans/worms and other security issues on these OSs and targeting Firefox:

http://www.google.com/search?source...J,GGLJ:2006-05,GGLJ:en&q=linux+security+issue

http://www.google.com/search?source...006-05,GGLJ:en&q=linux+security+vulnerability

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-05,GGLJ:en&q=linux+virus

http://www.google.com/search?source...6-05,GGLJ:en&q=firefox+security+vulnerability

http://www.google.com/search?source...rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-05,GGLJ:en&q=firefox+virus

I'm not trying to tell anyone not to use these products. I'm just suggesting that sticking one's head in the sand and pretending there is no risk is foolish.

 

Neither I was saying that Microsoft is crap, nor I meant that firefox is 100% secure, I just said that Vista (as of now in Beta is a disappointment, you can say that I had high hopes) and I meant firefox is much better than IE for me as I can have advanced controls that IE never gave me, and ofcourse No one can deny the fact that firefox extensions are the found of the century IMO
And I use NOD32 as my AV solution, and also I love WinXP.

 

I'm still using BeOS 5 as my primary multimedia Operating system in my small cubicle. It's running without problem from 1999 onwards

 

There is no doubt that there are security problems on all OS, not just M$ (I like this abbreviation, I'm exercising freedom of speech and I don't care what anyone thinks about my usage of it).

It is mostly down to how well someone secures the OS, not which OS it is.

Due to Linux's Open Source nature, security problems with the OS (key point! don't start thinking applications/services) can be fixed a lot quicker (and by anyone who knows how to) than with Windows. Otherwise, people are dependent on M$ to fix the problems, or a temporary workaround/patch to be provided by a third-party.

Note - anyone who decides to research Win vs Lin security will find a common mistake in the comparisons. Often Windows OS is compared to a Linux Distribution, which is composed of thousands of applications. So there is definitely going to be a big difference in the number of security vulnerabilities in this kind of comparison.

Secure your system well and you'll be as equally safe in either Linux, MacOS X, BeOS, AmigaOS or Windows. A lax attitude towards security is the biggest vulnerability of all.

 

Exactly!

Over the many years I've been using computers, through DOS and several versions of Windows, I've never had a virus problem. That's because I have always used (1) preventative measures, and (2) common sense.

And those are the keys, whether your using Windows or LinSux

 

Very true, but its not easy to make a switch when you have been grown up using something as default since your first day on a computer. Well thats me. But I'll be buying myself a new machine by the end of this month, and that would be a SuSe BOX , Since all my applications on this system are on windows . I'll give this machine to my brother.

 

lol LinSux kicks arse.

 

Correction: LinSux kicks approximately 12% of arses, according to the poll.

 

Well with that I agree.

Yes, exactly. Security by obscurity doesn't work as well as security through openess. Community is overall much faster and spotting and fixing a security hole than a cracker is at exploiting it, which is why a cracker usually doesn't get much chance to "get cracking" on your system.

That of course does imply that enough people in the community care about security instead of just thinking it works by itself, which is why I do agree that people shouldn't just absolutely take it for granted, even in the Free Software world.

 

12.66% to be precise

 

Yeah, that would be great! The new GNU OS would be much easier to code than linux, but I think it would be a little slower.

I'm sure that Haiku would perform much faster than OSX and swollow less RAM for same things. Bu I'm uncertain if it would be a hit considering the lack of apps.

 

12% of all girls are goodlooking

 

I use windows

 

windows only

 

Scurity options:

1. blind faith

2. install security software

3. other

 

Dilbert is great. Always reminds me of the company I work for.

I loved the animated Dilbert series, too.

 

Altho you thought I am the 1st one, but, I'm the 2nd one
3rd one is funny

 

4. Run a secure operating system (but be careful not to run as root, submit bug/flaw reports when you can).

Just installing "security software" is not always the only way to stay secure. On windows maybe, but not on all systems.