Is Linux really more secure?

[rolltide101x]

@Aravisian

If so, I have two questions:

1. Mainly to make an interesting counter argument I know nobody else was going to. If I had not been here it basically would have been "Well we all agree Linux is the most secure". But there is an argument to be made for Windows as well.

2. There are somethings we can verify and verifying this information takes a lot more work than looking into a few websites. But this is something that would take an astronomical amount of work to prove or disprove.

[Aravisian]

@rolltide101x

If I had not been here it basically would have been "Well we all agree Linux is the most secure". But there is an argument to be made for Windows as well.

As I think about this; You could be right.

@rolltide101x

There are somethings we can verify and verifying this information takes a lot more work than looking into a few websites. But this is something that would take an astronomical amount of work to prove or disprove.

Yes, verifying things can be more tedious than a quick glance at a website.
But an involved and productive discussion is more helpful and achieves greater accuracy than arguing based on assumptions or speculations.
I do not think it would have been astronomical. Just more work than some may want to put into a forum thread they came across.

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@337harvey

The caveat is that Windows is targeted more than Linux, which in itself makes it inherently more secure.

This is part of why I have said "All things being equal" before.

[Aravisian]

@337harvey

Windows is targeted more than Linux

It is for this reason that Windows has beefed up security where it could. Windows is far more secure than it used to be... And Windows Defender is much more solid than it was in its beginning.
Rather than using Windows Vulnerabilities to gain access, now most threats focus on targeting users with email or other social media to get their way in.

[rolltide101x]

This is exactly what I wanted. I wanted an objective look into things. Thank you both

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@Aravisian

It is for this reason that Windows has beefed up security where it could. Windows is far more secure than it used to be... And Windows Defender is much more solid than it was in its beginning.

Judging from personal experience it is definitely a lot better now than it was in the XP days. If you looked at a website funny you could get a virus lol

[Aravisian]

@337harvey

We are not one sided Linux only zealots.

I am pretty sure that Artyom and Kyrill Zorin have a dart board in their office with my face on it, actually.

[rolltide101x]

@337harvey

We aim to be objective. We are not one sided Linux only zealots.

I definitely lean Linux in pretty much every way. I absolutely love it and get as many people on it as I can (Who I think it is a good fit for)

But I try to be as objective as I can be and will take positions that I may not 100% agree with just because there is a debate to be had. Only hearing one side of the story does nobody any favors

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@Turtle11

I take back my mute on this topic...

You had to peek back in and see how it was going lol

[Aravisian]

@337harvey

That really is what keeps you in check for yourself. I really doubt they do though

You're right.

They probably don't. Because they do not have my face picture.

They use my avatar as the target.

[rolltide101x]

@Aravisian

They use my avatar as the target.

There are AI Image websites to increase the quality so they can make it bigger as well

[rolltide101x]

I just happened upon this in my feed. So I thought I would post it. Can’t say I am to familiar with this.

Google Limiting IO_uring Use Due To Security Vulnerabilities

[zabadabadoo]

Best to post that sort of link here: Latest security news

[rolltide101x]

Got it. Didn’t know an ongoing thread existed. Will post now.