Re: Which Windows OS is Safest

[Cameron Reign <alpha_epoch () yahoo com>]

The reason the general belief that Windows is
"inherently insecure" is quite simply it's
Microsoft-imposed rigidness. If something needs to be
fixed with any Microsoft product, a patch/fix needs to
be procured from Microsoft. You can't do anything
yourself. That, and, Microsoft software & operating
systems are so overly complex & self-important, the
past has shown Microsoft bleeds, there are so many
holes.

Why are Unix/Linux operating systems better? If you're
good enough at administering a network, you can change
the os's very behavior. You can actually control
everything about it, in such an absolute way, a
talented hand can lock down a system.

There is always the human factor, and nothing is 100%
secure, but you can get a lot closer to perfection on
an open-source operating system, such as Unix/Linux
distributions. You're afforded more control.

    Alpha


                
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