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<blockquote data-quote="AtlBo" data-source="post: 808672" data-attributes="member: 32547">Kind of complicated, but I don&#039;t think Linux distros in general CAN be attacked like we see with Windows.&nbsp; I mean this seems to be to be true at least to a certain degree.&nbsp; The package managers and built-in safeguards in Linux make it imo generally just a safe OS to use, irregardless of market share.&nbsp; The trade off is freedom.On the other hand, you are probably right to a degree.&nbsp; For example, there is no way to stop weaponized documents from reaching Linux machines.&nbsp; But, we should keep in mind, MS Office doesn&#039;t run in Linux in a form that will function with macros.&nbsp; Because of this fact, I believe you are safer in Linux even number of attacks the same and even with little or no a-v in Linux.&nbsp; It&#039;s design is for securability far moreso than we see with Windows.Don&#039;t think Linux usage will top 20% ever, so I doubt we will see hackers focus the OS.&nbsp; For a single targeted PC owner, however, there could be hacks in the future and this is certainly a critical consideration for the Linux community.&nbsp; Targeted attacks are devastating, as we have seen in the past in multitudes of cases...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AtlBo, post: 808672, member: 32547"] Kind of complicated, but I don't think Linux distros in general CAN be attacked like we see with Windows. I mean this seems to be to be true at least to a certain degree. The package managers and built-in safeguards in Linux make it imo generally just a safe OS to use, irregardless of market share. The trade off is freedom. On the other hand, you are probably right to a degree. For example, there is no way to stop weaponized documents from reaching Linux machines. But, we should keep in mind, MS Office doesn't run in Linux in a form that will function with macros. Because of this fact, I believe you are safer in Linux even number of attacks the same and even with little or no a-v in Linux. It's design is for securability far moreso than we see with Windows. Don't think Linux usage will top 20% ever, so I doubt we will see hackers focus the OS. For a single targeted PC owner, however, there could be hacks in the future and this is certainly a critical consideration for the Linux community. Targeted attacks are devastating, as we have seen in the past in multitudes of cases... [/QUOTE]

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