[ale] OT: Switch

[cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Chris Fowler)]

On 05/10/2013 07:51 AM, Boris Borisov wrote:
> http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155392-international-space-station-switches-from-windows-to-linux-for-improved-reliability 
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The comment section is better than the article. :)


I was hacked once because I was running an upatched version of either 
Apache or OpenSSH.  A rootkit was installed.

The other times I was hacked was because I did not change the root 
password from password quickly enough during deployment or someone 
placed a machine with a weak password on a DMZ without my knowledge.   
That only happened maybe three times since 1994 when I started doing this.

During my career I have cleaned up numerous Windows machines of malware, 
viruses, etc.  This is a chore I can't stand doing and typically I just 
force the user to reload the machine.

 From what I've experienced I prefer running Linux. :)

I'm sure if someone really wanted too they could hack it, but most of 
these hackers are too preoccupied with low hanging fruit (Windows).

Chris
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