is Linux the safest operating system?

News about the Linux operating system is often found in the IT industry publications. Much of the news is about its security features. But in fact, the claim that "Linux is the safest of all operating systems" is exaggerated. While many Linux distributions are much more secure than Microsoft Windows operating systems and Apple Mac OS X operating systems, there is evidence that most Linux distributions do not match the standard FreeBSD operating system. Not to mention the OpenBSD operating system, which may have the best security record in a common operating system.

Eliminate special-purpose operating systems such as Rtoses, Ibmi, OpenVMS, and TrustedBSD. Many people tend to think that: compared to the closed source code of the operating system, the popular open source operating system, has a certain security advantages. They have Linux as a symbol of the open source operating system, while Microsoft Windows is the representative of the closed source code system. In this case, choose "Linux is the safest operating system" for two. But the real world is not so simple.

In fact, in terms of abstract Linux, it is not the safest operating system at all. In fact, there are some Linux distributions that intentionally do not provide a perfect security guarantee under the default configuration. Overall, the Linux operating system security is between the two extremes.

In addition, it is not so easy to determine the safest operating system. Most people don't understand what real security is, and how to make a safe assessment. Even for professionals, security involves a lot of factors:

• Code Quality Audits

• Default Security Configuration

• Quality and response time for patches

• Privileged Separation architecture

...... More on the other side

For example, even if we ignore any operating system that can't run a popular browser (such as Firefox), a popular email client (such as Thunderbird), and a popular office suite (such as OpenOffice.org), and limit the platform environment to the graphical user interface (Wimp/gui) under the Intel x86 architecture, and Linux will not be able to defeat all other options. Even as the largest and most widely distributed version of Ubuntu Linux, it is not possible.

In fact, even though some people say that Ubuntu is the safest Linux distribution, as I write this article, there are operating systems that surpass Ubuntu in every way, but some of them are other Linux distributions. Of course, if this is true, Linux is the safest operating system, and it may be more secure than OpenVMS. But I don't think that's the case.

If you think "Linux is the safest operating system", I suggest it's best to reconsider. Other operating systems may have higher security than Linux. In the choice of operating system time, it is best to conduct a survey to confirm the actual effect.

About "Linux is the safest operating system?" The detailed answer is that it depends on what operating system is compared, or on all aspects of the specific operating system (not just the open source or the closed source), and what you need for the operating system. If you mean that the popular Open-source operating system is more secure than the popular closed source operating system, the default configuration for Ubuntu is more secure than Microsoft Windows Vista. But just say: "Linux is the safest operating system," on the other hand, such a statement is inaccurate and inaccurate.