LINUX has not been cracked for another reason

Article Title: LINUX has not been cracked for another reason. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

At the just-concluded Hacker Conference, Microsoft and Apple's operating systems were cracked, and only LINUX was not hurt. We may speculate that LINUX is the mainstream operating system for security, but this article provides another reason why LINUX stands upright at the last moment. (The following is part of the original translation. Due to the limited level of this article, it is not guaranteed to be completely accurate)

Linux ignored, not immune, says hacker contest partition sor

10000l 1, 2008 (Computerworld) "three laptops last week were used for the \" PWN to OWN \ "hacker challenge. The only one that stood upright was LUNIX, but people should not be deceived by this fact, "said the security personnel who watched the competition.

"They (participating hackers) are not interested in Ubuntu", at 3Com Corp. terri Forslof, manager of the Security Response Department of the TippingPoint subsidiary, said, he received cash for winning the competition last week. "a competition like this cannot be used as a measure of operating system security. It is not an accurate barometer ".

This laptop, which runs Linux Ubuntu 7.10 On a Sony card, is not compromised, and is more secure than Mac OS X or Windows Vista.

"In fact, there is a lack of interest," said Forslof, a competitor in PWN to OWN. "the overflow of Jon Macaulay can already be applied to LINUX. He can beat it, but attacking Mac or Windows can offer much more benefits, "she continued.

Linux is Linux. Its code is quite clear. Mac and Windows vulnerabilities will attract media ." Add Forslof.

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