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I think this is an outdated view of things. AFAIK, Windows is commonly regarded as more secure than Linux out of the box. Having used Windows for over 20 years
by wayneftw 8y ago
I think this is an outdated view of things. AFAIK, Windows is commonly regarded as more secure than Linux out of the box.
Having used Windows for over 20 years and never gotten bit by any malware, I think the quality of Windows security has always been a bit overrated. Being the biggest target for malware has its advantages I guess.
- pnutjam 8y agoI'd love to see a source for windows being more secure? An out-of-the box install of windows is generally years out of date, Linux installs are usually only 6 months old.
- wayneftw 8y agoI said it's commonly regarded as being more secure. The source would be the comments on just about every thread anywhere it comes up. Looking at all the comments here - most people are saying that they don't do very much to secure Windows and that certainly mirrors my own experience.
- AnthonBerg 8y agoI personally haven’t got the feeling that Windows is now considered more secure than Linux. I see a consensus that Windows is more secure than it was, but my perspective is that the design foundations are the same as before, and that they are hard to reason about and that the interactions are complex, so I personally will not be placing faith in Windows being as secure, as securable, and as known to be securable as an OS could be.