[SLL] Vulnerabilities by vendor

[Bill Campbell]

On Thu, Nov 29, 2007, Eric Kahklen wrote:
>I am looking for a site that might list the number of OS 
>bugs/vulnerabilities for Linux,  Windows, and OS X.   I know it will be 
>hard to accurately compare each OS because of the difference in the 
>standard application base.  Basically I am just looking for rough 
>numbers or a graphic to help users understand the security advantages of 
>a Linux based computer vs Windows.  I know there are a ton of factors to 
>consider, but I want to avoid the deer in the headlights look if I can :)

I don't know of a single site that has this information.  I do have several
articles and links on our site that may be of interest.  In particular, the
one by Nick Petreley on Linux security myths is excellent.  The article on
Melissa is one that I wrote many years ago on the Melissa and ``I Love
You'' worms hit.

	http://www.celestial.com/Security

(the quote below was random, not selected for this :-).

Bill
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