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> The solution to malware is obscurity. Have an OS that no one wants to break into ... ... and you'll have an OS for which neither malware authors nor legitima
by hackuser 9y ago
> The solution to malware is obscurity. Have an OS that no one wants to break into ...
... and you'll have an OS for which neither malware authors nor legitimate software developers want to write applications.
There's a trade-off involved. We could all use pen an paper and be invulnerable to malware, but then how would we post on HN?
- AdeptusAquinas 9y agoThat's my point, as I type this on fully patched Win 10 Pro. Certainly Windows has its issues, but it's biggest 'flaw' when it comes to malware isn't that it's closed-source, but that it's ubiquitous and therefore a highly attractive target.
- devrandomguy 9y agoLinux is ubiquitous in the data center. We are not a low-value target. Also, corporations with cloud-based infrastructure are more likely to pay large ransoms for their data, especially if it is the backup/archive system that is attacked.
- AdeptusAquinas 9y agoData centers are dwarfed in size by the consumer and business markets, while also being much less vulnerable due to their more specialised nature and therefore ease of update. Case in point: there are plenty of windows data centres out there, but its not likely any of them were effected by this incident.