Linux is a soft touch for hackers
"While there may be a lot of unsecured Windows servers [on the Internet], if an IT manager does not know what he is doing, Linux can be even more vulnerable," he said.
ISS tracks attempts to hack Internet servers and has found that while 54% were attacks on Windows servers, 24% were targeted on Linux. Given the larger installed base of Windows servers compared to Linux, Klaus said that there was actually a higher proportion of Linux hacking attacks compared to Windows.
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