Linux vendors attack analyst report

Linux vendors Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE have hit back at research which claims that Linux and Microsoft products are both secure. In a report released late last month entitled Is Linux more Secure than Windows?, analyst Forrester said: "Microsoft gets a bad rap for security, while many believe that Linux is relatively secure. "A fair assessment? Not really: After collecting a year's worth of vulnerability data, Forrester's analysis shows that both Windows and four key Linux distributions can be deployed securely."

But now the Linux distributors are criticising the report, arguing that as it treats all vulnerabilities as equal it has limited real-world value for customers.

In a statement Debian, MandrakeSoft, Red Hat and SuSE said: "While the Linux vulnerability data that is the basis for the report is considered to be sufficiently accurate and useful we are concerned about the correctness of the conclusions made in the report."

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