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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by blakeyrat on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @02:48PM (#10590228)
> But the fact^W opinion remains Windows is still the easiest target of any OS.

Windows isn't the easiest to target; but it is the most profitable, simply because it has the highest proportion of users.

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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by loginusername on Thursday November 19, 2015 @12:54AM (#10592987)
OK, I'll bite. What do you think is the easiest?

Keep in mind what I said about configuration. Distinguish configuration from source code. Proper configuration s within the user's control and can be anticipatory and preventative.

Whereas poor quality code in a closed source program is outside the control of the user to fix and usually requires knowledge of someone exploiting it before it will be fixed. This is, unfortunately, after the fact.

Proactive versus reactive.

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