Linux developers 92% have not suffered malicious code attacks: 2004/07/30 Source: sina.com.cn
Market Research Vendor Evans Data Company issued a survey on Wednesday: Only 8% of Linux developers have encountered the experience of systematic virus infections, making the "Linux vs. windows" stronger more fierce.
Through the investigation of 500 Linux developers, Evans discovered that many respondents who had a pressure inverted, 92% said that the computer they used never infected by malicious code, only less than 7% of the love audience said, They have encountered three hackers attacks. Only 22% of respondents claimed that their system was once black.
Evans Company conducted a similar survey in spring showed that nearly 60% of non-Linux developers admit that they were subject to security attacks, and 32% of respondents have been attacked by three times.
Does this mean that Linux is a safer operating system? Evans LINUX field analysts Nicholas think it is true. He said in a statement that Linux system is not as good as Windows, this is not so strange. The Linux operating system itself is more secure. It is very simple. More people can view the source code means that there are few defects to become "fish", naturally it will be higher.
This survey also found that 76% of developers believe that the SCO Group's prosecution will not affect their company with Linux operating system, this number has risen 8 percentage points before loading and unloading, indicating that the SCO Group The prosecution does not have a great impact on the popularity of the Linux operating system. (计世 网 刘彦青)
