Originally posted here by Sgear17
?!?? securing windows OS??? kinda hard to do well just one thing to share to you learn the linux OS coz first of all linux OS or Unix OS has a greater security than windows
I couldn't disagree more. Windows ACLs are much better for file-level security than the Linux user/group method. Yes, Linux now has ACLs, but a great many people don't even know that. Your average user can manage to turn on/off file permissions and auditing in Windows, but how many average users can manage Linux ACLs?

I'm currently mentoring a class for SANS, and three of the students in my class work for a DoD contractor securing Windows desktops. They edit file permissions and audit settings with a HEX EDITOR!! There is no doubt in my mind those machines are locked down tight, much tighter than most production-level Linux servers that I've seen.

I love Linux, and am even an RHCT. I run Gentoo, Mandrake, and Redhat at work, and do everything I can to help Linux progress in the desktop market. However, to automatically assume that Linux is more secure than Windows is flawed. It depends on the application, and who is securing the desktop.