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...ositions. Number one on the white paper, I don't think McAfee was talking about Linux versus Windows at all (as much as Matt would like to think so). I think McAfee is referring to open source applications like dynamic domain name systems (DDNS) and other open source enabling technologies. There is more to open source than Linux Matt. McAfee...
Chris Wysopal has a writeup on the recent Verizon Business data breach report today. The report found that 59% of breaches of the 59% of data breaches involve hacking, with the following breakdown
Application/Service layer -39
OS/Platform layer - 23
Exploit known vulnerability -18
Exploit unknown vulnerability - 5
Use of back door -15
That is...
...OSI stack making it harder to detect. Hackers are becoming more sophisticated there are powerful free open source hacking tools available at their disposal. Security managers driving security initiatives without co-ordination can result in pieces of puzzle that don't fit well. Agency problem i.e. security managers thinking more about their...