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Why do you feel you are Locked In to Windows ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Victor M" data-source="post: 1084455" data-attributes="member: 96560"><p>Victor M said:</p><p> I don't have any problem with Windows either, software wise. Just that I find my red team find security holes with ease.</p><p></p><h4>[USER=69540]Digmor Crusher[/USER] said: No disagreement here, but isn't that why we are all here? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite125" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /></h4><p></p><p>That's my incentive to try alternatives. While most of the security problems can be fixed/mitigated, it requires constant monitoring. Monitoring is the best latest security approach. But that approach may be a result of some inherent security problem of Windows, like less than optimal security design being carried forward from past versions. And also due to undocumented MS programs and services calling outbound, and attackers being able to spoof MS addresses exploiting firewall statefulness. There is no such problem in Linux where all services and daemons behavior is documented.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victor M, post: 1084455, member: 96560"] Victor M said: I don't have any problem with Windows either, software wise. Just that I find my red team find security holes with ease. [HEADING=3][USER=69540]Digmor Crusher[/USER] said: No disagreement here, but isn't that why we are all here? :LOL:[/HEADING] That's my incentive to try alternatives. While most of the security problems can be fixed/mitigated, it requires constant monitoring. Monitoring is the best latest security approach. But that approach may be a result of some inherent security problem of Windows, like less than optimal security design being carried forward from past versions. And also due to undocumented MS programs and services calling outbound, and attackers being able to spoof MS addresses exploiting firewall statefulness. There is no such problem in Linux where all services and daemons behavior is documented. [/QUOTE]
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