I’m just tired. On the last post about having Linux at our work, many people that seems to be an IT worker said there have been several issues with Linux that was not easy to manipulate or control like they do with Windows, but I think they just are lazy to find out ways to provide this support. Because Google forces all their workers to use Linux, and they have pretty much control on their OS as any other Windows system.
Linux is a valid system that can be used for work, just as many other companies do.
So my point is, the excuse of “Linux is not ready for workplaces” could be just a lack of knowledge of the IT team and/or a lack of intention to provide to developers the right tools to work.
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That’s very doable on Linux too.
In other comment you said something along the lines of “just hire an expert”. They charge way more by the hour.
Maintaining a distro for this very reason will never look ‘cheaper’ for executives. Trust me. They rather pay you to see stuff that has CLEAR and FAST deliverables, that’s what they do what they do, make/save money; take shortcuts.
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On Linux -> https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/password-stealing-linux-malware-served-for-3-years-and-no-one-noticed/
(not a virus directly from a package manager or distro tho).
However nothing prevents someone from hosting malware on github, or fake “safe” distros.
There can also be a slip and people not seeing a project turned into malware.
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The linux kernel is not completely secure by default, neither is any specific distribution. No internet connected device could possibly be “set and forget”. Security can not be taken lightly
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Wtf are you talking about. Linux isn’t a distro.
And the example isn’t a “only noobs use it”.
It’s an example of an exploit existing since many years. And which could have appeared in a random package, while staying invisible.
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Wrong, Linux totals 3% of the desktop market which is what’s being discussed in the original post.
Many people work on securing Windows so your point is…?
Whataboutism.
Wrong. This is so wrong. The most common and effective attacks start with phishing people who think they know better. A user downloading a zip or rar file is enough, they don’t need to be an admin or have sudo rights.
Seriously just stop talking about a topic you have zero knowledge on. I suggest you do a SANS course if you’re actually interested in learning.
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Yea given that Linux servers are already commonplace it is clear you were referring to Desktops.
You’re garbage at this, the worst kind of advocate Linux could have.
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These sort of vulnerabilities exist on Linux and the software deployed on Linux.
You are spreading dangerous misinformation with claims that Linux doesn’t have “viruses”.
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You linked the screenshot, defended the claim with whataboutism and then dissembled with this.
You could have simply said
Though I would seriously question any points made by someone claiming there’s no malicious software targeting Linux.
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