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heliax
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« on: August 05, 2003, 08:30:18 AM »
In your opinion, what is the most secure OS? Keep it short if you can  Very Happy  For instance, is this statement true?

Win XP Pro > Win NT ?

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Redhat (latest) > Win XP Pro ?

you get the idea....

Also, is there any way to get into a computer running XP Pro where the admin has locked himself out and the computer is not on a domain...(err its a local server only) and there are NO other admin accounts? I hear theres a boot disk thing maybe? From what I've heard there is NO way to hack into XP Pro, right? This guy's business came to a halt because one of the employees tried to get into the admin account and the admin had it set to lock it out after 3 attempts to the MAX time (like 99999 hours or whatever it is ,ouch!) so now NOONE can get in. thanks guys  Smile
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« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2003, 12:24:47 PM »
To me, either it's secure or it's not. Your question also depends on what you're wanting to do with the OS.

If it's for just regular use (not to run a server with), then a Windows OS would be "the most secure", providing that you have all of the lateset and greatest security packs, patches, band-aids... etc, etc, from MS.

It's basically up to you to secure your system, and that would hold ture as to "how secure you want it".
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« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2003, 05:24:01 PM »
Well, basically this is a flamebait type post.

Naturally I would side with Linux, or OpenBSD, but any admin can make any system insecure through their own configuration.
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« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2003, 09:26:49 AM »
That is exactly what I was thinking pheared! ....and no doubt a potential falembait post, but I was having a friendly debate with someone about the most "secure" OS...and my argument was XP Pro is the most user friendly secure OS there is *IF* the admin sets it up properly. I would also side with Linux BUT not a lot of people know how to use it properly  Smile - thanks
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2003, 12:33:49 PM »
I think Mac OS X is much more user-friendly than XP, and is, out of the box, a closed system nearly impervious to hacking.  From a serving standpoint, I have no experience with OS X Server, but I would assume it is just as secure as OS X itself.

Linux and *BSD are very secure in the right hands, and are inherently more secure than any Windows variant.  While a Windows box can be stable, the amount of work required to achieve a result similar to a Linux/OS X/*BSD counterpart makes one wonder if it's worth it.
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« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2003, 09:46:03 PM »
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I think Mac OS X is much more user-friendly than XP, and is, out of the box, a closed system nearly impervious to hacking.  From a serving standpoint, I have no experience with OS X Server, but I would assume it is just as secure as OS X itself.

Linux and *BSD are very secure in the right hands, and are inherently more secure than any Windows variant.  While a Windows box can be stable, the amount of work required to achieve a result similar to a Linux/OS X/*BSD counterpart makes one wonder if it's worth it.


I wouldn't go as far as saying that OS X is nearly impervious to hacking.
MS OS's are used by the bulk of PC owners, and is therefore the most appealing in the eyes of those that like to, ummm, find exploits.

If OS X was on the bulk of the PC's, I'm quite sure you'd be hearing about this exploit and that exploit, and MS would would hardly be mentioned.

On a side note, I read where MS will no longer be updating Outlook Express. It will set there and collect dust now. Their focus is on MSN and Hotmail along with Outlook. Anotherwords, they are saying: "Show me the Money" yet again. Oh, they have also stopped supporting Windows 98 and 98 SE. There will be no more patches or service packs. If you have some that you haven't yet installed, they will still be listed, but no new ones will be coming out.

I think this is called... Hmmm... A forced upgrade$?
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