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Rising Concerns: Vulnerable Linux Web Servers Under Attack

Calendar Sep 12, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Do you know which operating system your Web server's running? If the answer is Linux, there's an increasing chance your home page will be attacked. According to statistics gathered by security research group Attrition, Linux-based Web sites are four times more . . . Do you know which operating system your Web server's running? If the answer is Linux, there's an increasing chance your home page will be attacked. According to statistics gathered by security research group Attrition, Linux-based Web sites are four times more likely to suffer online vandalism than just three months ago. As a member of Attrition, Matt (Munge) Dickerson has kept track of defacements for more than a year.

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