>It might come as something of a surprise, but Windows is more secure than not only Apple's iOS and OS X, but also Linux. I'll just let that sink in for a moment...
>Windows, the operating system ridiculed for its vulnerabilities and susceptibility to viruses is actually more secure than the supposedly Fort Knox-like Linux and OS X. This startling fact comes from the National Vulnerability Database (described as the "US government repository of standards based vulnerability management data") which details security issues detected in different operating systems and software titles.
>The NVD has some revealing statistics for the number of vulnerabilities that were reported in each of the operating systems and GFI Blog has crunched the numbers; many will be surprised to find that Windows is not at the top of the list. In fact, in 2014 it is OS X that was found to be riddled with the greatest number of security problems -- 147 in total, including 64 rated as high severity, and 67 as medium. Also from the Apple stables, iOS did not fare all that much better: 127 vulnerabilities including 32 high and 72 with a medium rating.
>The latest version of Windows -- Windows 8.1 -- was found to have 36 vulnerabilities, and its predecessors -- Windows 8 and 7 -- both had the same number. For enterprise users, Windows Server 2007 and 2008 both have 38 vulnerabilities. Windows is reported as having no vulnerabilities of low severity; they cluster under the medium and high labels.
Samuel Hall
Aha, le "FOSS is less secure because more problems are found (and fixed!) because we can study its source"-meme.
Logan Brown
One might also say that list proves that OSX and Linux have more FIXED vulnerabilities than Windows. Mind you that Microsoft have in the past admitted to allowing exploits to remain in the name of "security" so that NSA will have an easier job dealing with "terrorists".
Nolan Ortiz
>Windows 7
Luis Jenkins
>more secure security is a binary thing; it's either secure or not secure
saged, hidden, called the cops
Bentley Baker
samefag
Leo Taylor
No dude, sorry.
Zachary Garcia
but more problems are found it's right there in OP's pic
Gabriel Taylor
All modern operating systems have a shitload of expolits because of how their designed and the language their written in. All I'm seeing is that windows isn't being properly audited.
Xavier Allen
Did you read his post retard? Yeah more are found because people can read the source code.
Zachary Gray
>closed source undiscovered vulnerabilities is better than open source discovered ones >specific versions of windows vs total number of vulnerabilities in Linux and Mac across versions in a 5 year span Obvious shill.
Ryder Russell
>but more problems are found Yes. The key is in the last two word.
Cameron Garcia
Who says these vulnerabilities aren't fixed?
Austin White
*# of publicly known vunerabilities
Robert Foster
>Linux and MacOS as one entry >Windows is separated by versions lol
Luke Hughes
>tfw about to build new pc and don't know whether to buy W7 aside from Linux Isn't W7 pretty much kill at this point?
Matthew Turner
Those are the numbers of REPORTED vulnerabilities in the year 2014. Not the amount of currently, or at any other single point in time, unfixed vulnerabilities.
Anthony Bell
>buy w7 Don't
Landon Jackson
I doubt windows vulnerabilities include its driver's vulnerabilities too as it's done on linux.
Caleb Young
>Isn't W7 pretty much kill at this point? Its support will end on 2020.
I'm 100% sure he meant Windows 7, not 10.
Ian Young
>buy ...pls.
Luke Young
>2020 So soon? Fuck. Hopefully Win10 won't be a pile of shit by the time I need to upgrade. CAD software options are pretty sparse outside of Windows.
Isaac Torres
You're not getting the point. You should never buy window.
It will always be a pile of shit.
Carson Edwards
Fine, less of a pile of shit.
John Williams
>only includes discovered and known to the public vulnerabilities kys
Lincoln Smith
>aggregating every version of linux and OSX literally betanews
