 antiseriousThe Future ain't what it used to bePremium
join:2001-12-12
Scranton, PA | reply to gentux
Re: Vista and Mac lose over Linux in Hacking contest
That's correct, and Vista lasted so long, in part, because it was SP1 being tested (which is kind of what a service pack is supposed to do, among other things).
When you actually read the links provided, you pick up all sorts of interesting tidbits, but why spoil a good bash-fest with facts.
It might have been more relevant if each machine had survived the same number of attacks, or if some of the same exploits had been attempted against the applicable third-party software in each O/S. So personally I wouldn't say Linux won so much as Mac lost - big - but I do feel a little better about my choice of platform. The thread in the Security forum had some more links and commentary from the participants, worth reading.
fwiw
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