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Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest
February 7, 2008
An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.
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Security pro: Windows easier to 'own'
August 13, 2004
Windows beats Linux in total cost of 'ownership.' Hold on, that's not a good thing.
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AT&T looks into closing its Windows
October 5, 2004
A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use.
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IDC: Linux PC sales to hit $10 billion in 2008
December 15, 2004
"Linux is no longer a fringe player. Linux is now mainstream," the researcher says.
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The hunt is on for file format bugs
July 28, 2005
New tools released on Thursday could help researchers pinpoint flaws in popular formats, like JPEG and GIF.
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Linux riskier than Windows?
March 23, 2005
Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows.
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Experts question Windows win in flaw tally
January 6, 2006
A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say.
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Linux servers at risk from trifecta of flaws
February 19, 2004
Three separate security bugs could be used by an ordinary user to gain total control of a Linux server or workstation, security researchers warn.
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Week in pictures: Mac does Windows
April 7, 2006
roundup Apple releases beta software that lets Windows run on a Mac. Also: Linux, TI and Electric Sheep.
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Week in pictures: PCs around the world
November 4, 2005
roundup Hunting for a new Linux-based home PC. Also: Low-cost PCs, Google, Yahoo, bird flu, deer's-eye view and Windows Live, too.
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SETI@home flaw could let invaders in
April 7, 2003
The ET hunters warn of a vulnerability in a widely used screensaver that lets the SETI@home project use volunteers' PC processing power to search data.
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Week in review: Code breaking
May 21, 2004
Source code was again under attack, as Cisco Systems investigated a leak, and two popular repository applications were found to have vulnerabilities.
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