[K12OSN] Windows vs. Linux test by Symantec

[David Trask]

I was reading an article about a test conducted by Symantec (Maker of
Norton AV...and other stuff) and this paragraph caught my eye....

Windows XP Professional, said Symantec, stays safe just one hour and 12
seconds, while the
Windows 2000 Server (with SP4) made it an hour and 17 minutes. An
unpatched Windows Server 2003 system lasted somewhat longer.

In contrast, unpatched
Linux installations of both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and SuSE Linux 9
Desktop were never compromised during their month-and-a-half exposure to
attackers.

The entire article is here

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060308/tc_cmp/181501722;_ylt=AhJkTGJ9tXH5Y5Q8lrKhf1kjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Director
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcsvikings.org
(207)923-3100