Windows Vs Linux - A Cert
The Register reports that Linux and UNIX experienced more than three times as many reported security vulnerabilities than Windows, according to the mighty US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) annual year-end security index.
Windows experienced 812 reported operating system vulnerabilities for the period between January and December 2005, compared to 2,328 for Linux and Unix.
CERT found more than 500 multiple vendor vulnerabilities in Linux and Unix CERT recorded 88 Windows-specific holes and 44 in Internet Explorer (IE).
The annual poll does not include the Windows MetaFile (WMF) vulnerability, which has become the most widely reported attack on Windows according to security and antivirus specialist McAfee since being reported on December 28.
Windows experienced 812 reported operating system vulnerabilities for the period between January and December 2005, compared to 2,328 for Linux and Unix.
CERT found more than 500 multiple vendor vulnerabilities in Linux and Unix CERT recorded 88 Windows-specific holes and 44 in Internet Explorer (IE).
The annual poll does not include the Windows MetaFile (WMF) vulnerability, which has become the most widely reported attack on Windows according to security and antivirus specialist McAfee since being reported on December 28.
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