By: rich the engineer
Interesting, considering NSA's participation in SELinux. Obviously, NSA must want a backdoor into everyone's computer.
View ArticleBy: Gary
Interesting given that the botnet they just took down consisted entirely of windows hosts. Was there even a single linux desktop that was being exploited as part of the botnet? 500 million fixed...
View ArticleBy: Mike
Question - where exactly does NSA say "no to Linux" or "other operating systems do not cut the mustard when it comes to security"? The article you reference does not mention Linux. However, the NSA web...
View ArticleBy: Hoohoo
What Mike said. The NSA best practices PDF does not contain recommendations for Linux, it does not even contain the word 'Linux'. This story, given it's headline, is a false story.
View ArticleBy: hnmmmm
The document is the NSA's security best practice guide.... WIndows is best practice, MacOS is best practice.... Linux is not.
View ArticleBy: sean
Muppets, there is a separate document for linux, actually many of them. Gee, you'd think someone would remember the key role they played in SELinux... (I can hear you slapping your foreheads!) C'mon,...
View ArticleBy: Bobby Hunter
Interesting. The NSA has a had a backdoor in Windows and Mac since 1995. Now they recommend windows for everyone. Gee, what a coincidence :-)
View ArticleBy: Marcus Nizza
I don't get it. Why do people cry over Linux not being mentioned in articles related to Operating Systems.. Hey, if they don't want to recognize us Linux users, !@#$ 'em. Also; the reason they don't...
View ArticleBy: Howard
I read the NSA article, top to bottom, and nowhere did I find it says "no" to Linux. In fact, the article did not mention Linux at all, or any non-Mac OS Unix. The NSA best practices article is geared...
View ArticleBy: Paul W
Typical.... the "must be true..I saw it on TV" mentality ...you just shot down a lot of credibility or your reporting with this story. This 'one' document DOES NOT cover all systems. this was as good a...
View ArticleBy: Jeremy
That is surprising since the NSA actually produced a version of the Linux kernel itself several years ago.
View ArticleBy: Steve
The best practices sheet's title is "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" Not your Business network. for the most part, this guide is pretty spot on for "Most Users", I would gladly...
View ArticleBy: Huey
Hey, Edward. The Best Practices sheet never mentions Linux at all. It only says that Vista/7 is recommended over *XP*. No comparison is made between Vista/7 and GNU/Linux. In short, the Best Practice...
View ArticleBy: Huey
I made a typo in my previous post. I said SE Linux was "Security Enterprise Linux." It's actually "Security Enhanced Linux." Cheers! Huey
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