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Serious question: How big is OpenBSD as a target for malware, exploits, viruses, etc. ? OpenBSD's track record is impressive but is it a significant target co
by thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
Serious question: How big is OpenBSD as a target for malware, exploits, viruses, etc. ?
OpenBSD's track record is impressive but is it a significant target compared to Windows, MacOS, and Linux?
It is easy to say "only two bullets have ever penetrated my armor" when hardly anyone is shooting at you. I do not know if this is the case because I have never used OpenBSD and I do not know how widely it is used (headless servers, embedded devices, etc.).
- lcall 4y agoIf that were true you might also expect FreeBSD and NetBSD to have similarly low levels of exploits, and my general impression (not research, just reading around) is that they have had more exploits in that timeframe (privilege escalation bugs, whatever). You can read more about OBSD's security by going to https://openbsd.org https://openbsd.org then clicking the "Security" link near the top left. ps: FreeBSD seems to have more users than OpenBSD, and NetBSD seems to have fewer users than OpenBSD.