[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Takes Brunt of Digital Attacks

[Tom Adelstein]

"Neil Aggarwal" <neil at JAMMConsulting.com> wrote:

>I agee. This article is definitely slanted.
>
>I read somewhere that most web servers run Linux.
>If that is true in general, then is is not surprising
>that a larger number of attacks occurred on it since
>it is more prevalent.
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
>> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Wayne Dahl
>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 11:34 PM
>> To: ntlug Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Takes Brunt of Digital Attacks
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 19:47, terry wrote:
>> > "Linux remains the most attacked online server operating system,
>> > according to a new report." From:
>> > 
>> > http://www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/article.php/3076071
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> Hrm...did anyone else notice that while the author was 
>> praising M$ for...
>> 
>> ''Microsoft deserves credit for having reduced the proportion of
>> successful online hacker attacks perpetrated against Windows 
>> servers.'' 
>> 
>> He never bothered to delineate between Linux and the Sobig and Blaster
>> worms, both of which were directed solely at M$ platforms?  It appears
>> he deliberately intended to give the impression that Linux platforms
>> were affected by those worms.
>> 
>> Wayne
>> 
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Two major flaws exist in the article itself and then we have some street knoledge.

First flaw comes because the firm doing the study is relatively unknown and also we don't know their sampling methods. Is this a statistical survey done at a single ISP in the UK?

Second, they use a single month to say Linux is the most attacked. When they go to a year they even it out. Also, is this something that comes from logs indicating scans? Is this breakins?

Street knowledge indicates that the study is AFU. I don't believe a word of it and I don't trust the journalist.





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Tom Adelstein


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