Zone-h.org has an excellent site to see defacements and what is going on across the internet. Reviewing the archives and live defacements, Linux is defaced (hacked) more times than Windows. What exactly does this mean? Is Linux unsafe? Not at all. It truly falls on the administrator who configured Linux. There is a false sense of security when you install Linux based on all of the sites and forums that support Linux’s ability to be safe and reliable. Truly it can be the safest if the following holds true -
- Proper configuration
- Updates
- Reading materials
- Frequent penetration tests
- Monitoring and logging
- Experience with advanced configurations
All operating systems have vulnerabilities. And yes Apple, Microsoft and Linux is only as safe as the end user.
