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Windows named most secure OS by Symantec
by Grant Robertson Mar 22nd 2007 at 5:00PM
It took Microsoft an average of 21 days to roll out a patches for 39 security holes in Windows (a more than 100% increase in vulnerabilities over the same period in 2006), beating #2 ranked Red Hat Linux which required an average of 58 days to fix 208 security issues. Of course, of those 208 holes in Red Hat, only 2 were high-severity and 76 were considered low-risk.
Apple, for it's part, needed an average of 66 days to fix 43 vulnerabilities. (I guess the Cupertino kids were busy working on that iPhone hotness).
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nizzy1115 said 5:25PM on 3-22-2007
Digg it!
http://digg.com/tech_news/Windows_named_most_secure_OS_by_Symantec
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Todd said 5:11PM on 3-22-2007
omg - is this "Please take us back Microsoft" or what? Vista effectively puts Symantec out of business and now they issue this bit of propaganda trying to "court an old girlfriend".
And speaking of Microsoft, doesn't Bill Gates remind you of that dude from Raiders of the Lost Ark? Here's a picture:
http://imgjax.com/1/4d4a3080fab4327689a699434da9e4c5/gates_toht.jpg
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er8sed said 5:51PM on 3-22-2007
Todd, your photoshopping skills suck, quit trolling blogs like a loser.
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Parker said 6:13PM on 3-22-2007
Early April Fools joke?
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Dave Chartier said 8:52AM on 3-23-2007
Ooohhh *snap!*
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/22/fud-windows-is-most-secure-os/
Turns out the report (apparently) made this claim based solely on Microsoft's speed at patching holes - not how many holes there actually were or how dangerous any of the holes were. Turns out Microsoft had 12 highly severe holes, and Apple only had 1.
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