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Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS ... by Symantec !

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anandk
anandk Original post #1
Mar 27, 2007 at 10:50 PM
Microsoft is frequently dinged for having insecure products, with security holes and vulnerabilities. But Symantec (Quote), no friend of Microsoft, said in its latest research report that when it comes to widely-used operating systems, Microsoft is doing better overall than its leading commercial competitors.

The information was a part of Symantec's 11th Internet Security Threat Report. The report, released this week, covered a huge range of security and vulnerability issues over the last six months of 2006, including operating systems...

...Red Hat Linux was the next-best performer...

*www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3667201
kirangp
kirangp #2
Mar 27, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Repost....
anandk
anandk #3
Mar 27, 2007 at 11:07 PM
pls delete this then mods.