Real Talk - Not even Linux is invulnerable. This was a bad year for security.
Like Quinn Norton says, Everything is broken. Sad but true.
https://medium.com/message/everything-is-broken-81e5f33a24e1
#Linux #security
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2859122/your-linux-pc-isnt-as-secure-as-you-think-it-is.html
Well, some of this article (a lot of it) is sensationalism. Some of the security holes require an attacker to be physically at your machine. A few of the vulnerabilities are not a risk of infection per se, just that some of the data stream is exposed. They do back-pedal a bit, but they sure loved to throw around extreme language.
ReplyDeleteCan't finish the comments in the article, ran out of popcorn.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Cohn lol! I have a giant Costco tub of popcorn kernels ... I'm in for the long haul!
ReplyDeleteYeah, this article is a wash.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's sensationalist. But it IS time people stopped thinking they were invulnerable simply by using Linux. That's never been true. Just less false than other OS's.
ReplyDeleteTrue indeed. Although, I think can also be said that setting up a truly secure Linux is (in general) easier than setting up a truly secure Windows machine. In fact, it it even possible to have a truly secure Windows? And further to that, a secure Linux system still has significantly lighter overhead - it ticks me off that so many CPU cycles get sucked up in the name of Anti-Malware on Windows (and to a lesser degree Mac). At least the security "stuff" in Linux is integral most of the time - they aren't memory resident, CPU intensive activities.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Gaul I understand your point, no OS is safe from being hacked. But this article is just too much bait.
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