Last February Bill Gates announced that he was halting development until
every project could be reviewed for security and make sure every developer knew
how to write secure code. In fact, a pretty great book
came out of the process. So did it work?
Announced in a new Aberdeen Group report, it seems as Windows has lost its
crown as the most insecure operating system. Can you guess who took their place?
Linux. Does this mean that Linux is an insecure mess? Does it mean that Windows
is hack-proof? No to both questions.
What I do think it means is that Microsoft has done an admirable job at
securing their software. I recently installed .NET Server and I was amazed at
the amount of surface area. Nothing (and I really mean nothing) was installed by
default. Gone are the days of IIS, SMTP and file sharing being on by default. I
think Bill's gambled worked. Do you?
