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Vulnerable Linux vs. Multi-Billion $$$ MS Antics
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``..He cited estimates by Business Week that financial damage this year from bugs like the Blaster worm and the SoBig.F e-mail virus, which crashed systems and disrupted Internet traffic around the world, would total some $13 billion.

The cost of protecting networks against such cyberattacks was put at $3.8 billion. ''

MS windows is supposed to be a 'professional' platform that is relied upon by organizations and individuals to carry out business or personal tasks. BIllions of $$$ and millions of man-hourss have been invested for its development. Even after ~20 years in evolution (DOS included) it can still wreak a havoc to golobal networking, business and personal systems.

What is the cost of the compromise of a few servers of the 'hobbyist' linux? They weren't even capable to corrupt the basic function of these servers, due to data mirroring and strict monitoring procedures of the sanity of the system. As per the announcement they discovered that something had gone wrong in ONE hour.

Imagine some MS windows boxes entrusted with the task of allowing 1000s of developers exchange code on a global scale. With the current state of the windows platform the exlpoit would have reached the Moon.

How much is the monetary cost of the exploit? It is only service unavailability but no data destruction.

At the same time it is importand to find out what sequence of steps allowed this individual(s) to acquire privilleged access.

For people who are really interested in getting first hand and accurate accounts of the various security issue the CERT site:

http://www.cert.org/nav/index_red.html

is a good starting point.

-m
Posted by: michael-t   Posted on: 12/04/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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What's the matter?  John Dulles | 12/04/03
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pst  stephen732@... | 12/04/03
It was the "admin's" fault...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
Unknown my foot  John Dulles | 12/04/03
puma ignoramus  nikoli | 12/04/03
Did you smoke ...  dopeshow | 12/04/03
Re: Hacked Linux?  Martin Marvinski | 12/04/03
reputable linux user?  nikoli | 12/04/03
really?  ryusen | 12/04/03
sorry  engel000 | 12/05/03
Hacked Linux? Yes  Clete2 | 12/09/03
oops  Clete2 | 12/09/03
It was an evil M$ spell  theraven_z | 06/27/05
The bigger the target...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Then why isn't apache hacked...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
Uh huh...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
m$ #1  stephen732@... | 12/04/03
Gentoo runs Windows????  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Then what...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
You certainly are something "GRindinAxTaRupy"  toadlife | 12/04/03
Yes, Linux has vunerabilities.  nucrash | 12/04/03
Re: Yes, Linux has vunerabilities.  Martin Marvinski | 12/04/03
Missed the point of that post  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
That doesn't surprise anyone...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Gee Bit..thought condescending snotty replies...  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
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No credible argument?  toadlife | 12/04/03
How many bugs in IIS  jasonp@... | 12/04/03
What a sad excuse.  dopeshow | 12/04/03
As i said before:  ryusen | 12/04/03
Yes!  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/03
Correction...  John Le'Brecage | 12/04/03
Had to be the Administrator, its not an OS issue  FilledOut | 12/04/03
More than likely..  vdraken | 12/04/03
Yes, it is the rsync!  dopeshow | 12/04/03
Never had a need to.  vdraken | 12/04/03
Linux being hacked  crocd | 12/04/03
Because they can.  vdraken | 12/04/03
usually though,  ryusen | 12/04/03
It's because  John Dulles | 12/04/03
Yes indeed...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
Yes indeed  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/04/03
Not sure of the #'s  Suicida| | 12/07/03
cheap thrill  crocd | 12/04/03
Vulnerable Linux vs. Multi-Billion $$$ MS Antics  michael-t | 12/04/03
Don't blame us, the other guy is worse?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03
don't usually agree with you but...  nikoli | 12/04/03
Correction Needed?  michael-t | 12/04/03
Best Practice = Best Answer  michael-t | 12/04/03
compromised to a LESSER degree than Linux...  toadlife | 12/04/03
*BSD is Unix  michael-t | 12/04/03
Rearrange  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/04/03
It is impossible  michael-t | 12/04/03
Nitpick all you want but  toadlife | 12/04/03
Unix vs *BSD vs Linux  michael-t | 12/04/03
Be fair  Rokstar83 | 12/05/03
The Ultimate Security Tool  nucrash | 12/04/03
Interesting Point  michael-t | 12/04/03
So is OS X Server now the only....  mlindl | 12/05/03
michael-t  noShut_z | 12/05/03
Thanks  michael-t | 12/05/03

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