Reply to post: Re: "The absence of a patch in Linux is much less important"

While Microsoft griped about NSA exploit stockpiles, it stockpiled patches: Friday's WinXP fix was built in February

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Re: "The absence of a patch in Linux is much less important"

"Working in cybersecurity, I can tell you Linux boxes are routinely p0wned. Because only cretins believe they are wholly safe just because...."

Internet facing Linux server boxes are actually much more likely to be hacked than Windows ones if you look at website defacement OS stats versus market share.

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