Windows Security Debate
This cluster discusses Windows OS security vulnerabilities, its historical issues with exploits and botnets, Microsoft's patching practices, and comparisons to alternatives like Linux.
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Why isn't the Windows client vulnerable? What have they/Microsoft done differently?
Why? Windows 7 has vulnerabilities too.
the problem is not Windows' (alleged) insecurity, it's it popularity. if everyone would use red hat, the same thing would happen.
You're misreading the sentence.""7. Threatening user security: Windows has a long history of security vulnerabilities, enabling the spread of viruses and allowing remote users to take over people's computers for use in spam-sending botnets."It states that the "long history of security vulnerabilities" enables and allows exploits, which is true. The obvious inference is that Microsoft has allowed that long history to persist, thus enabling the exploits. This is an accusation of incom
"Just don't use windows" is not a solution. Ameliorated works, whether you believe in security whataboutism or not.
The best way would be to stop using Windows. Windows is the only platform where you see backward things like:1. Antivirus software that gives a false sense of security being popular.2. The vendor refusing to fix vulnerabilities that give attackers complete control because of backward compatibility concerns:http://foxglovesecurity.com/2016/01/16/hot
Does anyone else think this is a windows infection, and that this OS should be banned in sensitive areas ?
Will someone accuse Microsoft of publishing vulnerable software?
What security fixes has Microsoft put off forever?
They use MicroSoft OSes. That means they buy huge vunerabilities.