Surprise, Microsoft Listed as Most Secure OS by Symantec
The first thing i can say about this is ' ROFL '. In a report that surprises even the PC lovers around here (me), Symantec has listed Microsoft Windows as the most secure OS out there. They claim that Windows had the fewest number of patches and the shortest patch development time of any OS, including Mac, Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX.
The information was a part of Symantec's 11th Internet Security Threat Report (PDF). The report,
released this week, covered a huge range of security and vulnerability issues over the last six months of 2006, including operating systems.
Anuj Nayar, manager of Apple's Mac OS X and developer relations, would only say "Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing vulnerabilities before they affect you." — he is right !
Analyst Charles King with Pund-IT said Microsoft has had to be aggressive about dealing with security issues because it's such a big target. In that regard, the company has met the challenge.
PS — > can't believe this !
Also Note : Microsoft issued a security report for the first 90 days from the release of Windows Vista and gave it an A-plus.
Are they making a fool out of us.. . What do they think.. Everybody knows how Windows is. Yeah..No doubt Its one of the best user friendly OS but not the secure one..No No… If you say Gnu/Linux are excellent at security , then everybody accepts , due to its opensource community of the GnuLinux most of the vulnerabilities get rectified as soon as they are brought to notice. Apple Mac is no less, its on the top too.. We can rate then as - first comes MAC , GnuLinux, Solaris,HP-UX ..these top ratings can vary among themselves but will not include Windows in the list of top-5 .. No way.not in the top secure OS list ! ( maybe included in the top good looking OS 's ).
Why such misguiding information to the people ! What will Symantec get out of it !
PS : On May 19,2006 Symantec Sues Microsoft to Halt Vista — How can such a difference in opinion occur so quickly !
Comments from the blog sphere :
Frankly, the rate at which you *patch* bugs is not an indication of the security of the system. A higher patch rate does not mean the system is less secure - according to that metric I could simply patch fewer bugs and look better. Without providing useful details, Symantec can spin the 'results' any which way. — slashdolt
Of course they want to Windows to be perceived as the most secure. They want people to use it. - s5
Since Symantec gets approximately zero sales from Macs and Linux users, of course they would promote Windows - Belayman
Am I blind? - dpff
I'm getting a headache… nothing seems real anymore - s0crates82
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