Comparing Linux and Windows Security Risks for Corporate Data Security

While proponents of Linux systems maintain that the many security vulnerabilities and attacks coming to the fore are due to Microsoft's dominance in the market and its inherent vulnerabilities, others believe that Bill Gates' behemoth company is beginning to hold its . . . While proponents of Linux systems maintain that the many security vulnerabilities and attacks coming to the fore are due to Microsoft's dominance in the market and its inherent vulnerabilities, others believe that Bill Gates' behemoth company is beginning to hold its own in acknowledging and addressing security issues. With fame, however, misfortune can follow.

"If we are talking serious, determined attacks on corporate data, rather than 'education' or ego-boosting web hacks, then Microsoft products may well get more hits," says Viktor Ozherelyev, program manager for Aelita Software's control migration suite. "I would attribute this to the fact that these products, unlike the vast majority of Linux installations, power internal business infrastructures. A recent study said that 90 per cent of business information worldwide is stored in Office documents, Word and Excel files residing on Windows NT/2000 servers."

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