Linux Vs Windows in security

[Andy]

On 13/08/07, Cesar Augusto Suarez <cemaaiem at yahoo.com> wrote:
> However, i know that windows (same that linux) save the pass in a hidden file, if we can locate that file, just edit and voila¡ and the last is about Vista, with the vista cd i can have root access to the system if i have physical access to it

I'd like to see how you could use that to get the data off an encrypted disk!
The reason your system is insecure is that most people don't need the
kind of security you are talking about. If someone gets at my PC then
they have access to all the expensive stuff in my house so that's more
of a security concern right now.

Of course if the data on the machine is highly valuable then you would
use some kind of encryption then they can write what they like to the
drive, it ain't going to help!*

The security problem with Windows is they don't need to break into
your house to get at your PC. All they need is your IP address and one
of the many tools that will automatically hack into your machine
remotely.

Andy

* technically if they could change the unencrypted code to install a
trojan once you provide the decryption key, but that would require you
to log onto the system _after_ they had physically attacked it.

-- 
Computers are like air conditioners.  Both stop working, if you open windows.
                -- Adam Heath