Re: Independent security analysis of operating systems/applications

2007-10-30 Thread Tim Clewlow
--- Doug Poland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Recently some friends of mine have started to cite "studies" that > assert Unix/Linux operating systems are now the most frequently > attacked platforms. There are a number of possible reasons for this. 1) the attackers have realised that

Re: Independent security analysis of operating systems/applications

2007-10-30 Thread Vulpes Velox
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:14:23 -0500 "Doug Poland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Recently some friends of mine have started to cite "studies" that > assert Unix/Linux operating systems are now the most frequently > attacked platforms. My friends are not without bias, they work for > a tr

Re: Independent security analysis of operating systems/applications

2007-10-30 Thread Julian H. Stacey
"Doug Poland" wrote: > Hello, > > Recently some friends of mine have started to cite "studies" that > assert Unix/Linux operating systems are now the most frequently > attacked platforms. My friends are not without bias, they work for a > training firm that almost exclusively sells training for >

RE: Independent security analysis of operating systems/applications

2007-10-30 Thread Philippe Laquet
They are not so wrong... ;) As a first information source, you can have a look on Secunia.Com - which provides useful information based on CVE for various operating systems, appliances or network devices. Some other respectable sources bases of that kind exists, like the CERT itself but Secunia