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Linux being secure is a common misconception (madaidans-insecurities.github.io)

submitted 10 months ago by haxor@derp.foo to c/hackernews@derp.foo

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[–] requiem@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Some 20 years ago when I was first introduced to it they said “it’s secure because hardly anyone writes malware for it”. Which was always a stupid argument.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Anything being secure is a common misconception.

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