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I would imagine Microsoft is a bit different because of the OS. If you can hack Windows you have access to nearly every institution in the world. Linux and iOS

I would imagine Microsoft is a bit different because of the OS. If you can hack Windows you have access to nearly every institution in the world. Linux and iOS don't have that reach. No need to hack AWS, you hacked the computer that is logging into AWS.

mrkeen 2y ago
Why rob a bank when you can pickpocket a guy walking into the bank instead? Anyway Linux has 62.7% share of servers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_sys...
soulofmischief 2y ago
The majority of cloud infrastructure is run on Linux. You're saying there's no need to hack Linux when it's easier to hack Windows, and therefore Microsoft has better security fundamentals as the providers of a less secure but more prevalent OS? I don't follow the argument.
- com2kid 2y ago
  If someone has a 0 day backdoor to Windows, they can steal the credentials from the employees who are logging into those Linux servers. Many high value servers don't have public IPs, and the really juicy ones are behind jump boxes. At that point the OS on the server isn't relevant.
  - soulofmischief 2y ago
    But how does Microsoft having better security fundamentals follow from that? The extent of pwnage possible doesn't magically make them follow best practices.