“Security through obscurity” may be a catchy phrase, but it’s not the only thing that’s catching among Windows users. One of Linux’s many advantages over Windows is that it is more secure–much more. For small businesses and other organizations without a dedicated staff of security experts, that benefit can be particularly critical. Five key factors underlie Linux’s superior security: Privileges, social engineering, diversity and the Monoculture of the operating system. Linux users don’t have root access, so it’s much harder to accomplish any real damage on a Linux system by getting them to do something foolish.”]
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