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I believe the reason number one is because they don't run on Windows and most recent ransomware attacks are targeting windows. (Eternal blue, zero-day, or infec
by js4ever 5y ago
I believe the reason number one is because they don't run on Windows and most recent ransomware attacks are targeting windows. (Eternal blue, zero-day, or infecting the update system)
- junon 5y agoThis is the real answer IMO.
- WheelsAtLarge 5y agoVery good point. Am I right in thinking that most data centers use a flavor of unix or linux? I don't think I've heard of a linux or unix Ransomware attack. This and the low attack surface of a data center is probably the answer. Attacking a data center is probably so much harder that it's not worth the effort if there are easier targets. Here's an interesting article on the subject of Ransomware on linux. https://linuxsecurity.com/features/anatomy-of-a-linux-ransomware-attack https://linuxsecurity.com/features/anatomy-of-a-linux-ransom... tl;dr Linux ransomware is on the rise, but ransomware risk is still significantly lower for Linux users than for their Windows- and MacOS-using counterparts.
- pjmlp 5y agoPlenty of data centers run on Windows Servers. Where do you think .NET Framework applications traditionally execute? In fact I can tell you a couple of European airlines do run their ticket sales on .NET.
- js4ever 5y agoI'm not saying there is no apps written in .NET. I'm myself an ex .NET developer who worked for large companies and govt in .NET. I'm talking about datacenters infrastructure (routers, watchdogs, monitoring, deployment processes, ...), Usually none of that part is based on windows
- sterlind 5y agouhh.. we use Windows pretty heavily to run Azure.