From: Pete Elmore <pete@...>
Date: 2005-04-02T10:28:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Respect and Disappointment

Stephen Kellett wrote:
> Blimey thats easy. Download ZoneAlarm (free). Install. Done. Machine is 
> now invisible to the world.
> 
> I'm not sure how secure an Apple or Linux box are, but if you don't have 
> the same number of people battering on your door with security exploits 
> you are basically relying on security through obscurity.

That's making a couple of false assumptions, first that the security 
model is even similar, and second that no one tries to crack Unix 
systems.  Security through obscurity would be running OpenVMS or 
something.  :P

There's a fairly extensive discussion of this at The Register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/security/security_report_windows_vs_linux/