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L'articolo prende in considerazione la sicurezza dei sistemi operativi Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Apple Mac OS Classic, Apple OS X 10.4 Server, Apple OS X 10.4 Tiger, FreeBSD 6.2, Solaris 10, Fedora Core 6, Slackware 11.0, Suse Enterprise 10, Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop/Server.
Le conclusioni, riassumendo, sono:
both Microsoft's Windows and Apple's OS X are ripe with remotely accessible vulnerabilities. Even before enabling the servers, Windows based machines contain numerous exploitable holes allowing attackers to not only access the system but also execute arbitrary code. Both OS X and Windows were susceptible to additional vulnerabilities after enabling the built-in services. Once patched, however, both companies support a product that is secure, at least from the outside. The UNIX and Linux variants present a much more robust exterior to the outside. Even when the pre-configured server binaries are enabled, each system generally maintained its integrity against remote attacks. Compared with the Microsoft and Apple products, however, UNIX and Linux systems tend to have a higher learning curve for acceptance as desktop platforms.
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