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Researchers Find Windows More Secure Than Linux
Critics note possible links to Microsoft funding and take issue with the authors' methodology.
By Michael Cohn Courtesy of Security Pipeline

Contrary to popular wisdom, Windows appears to be more secure than a popular version of Linux, according to an upcoming report from two security researchers.

The researchers found that Windows Server 2003 actually had fewer security vulnerabilities identified last year than Linux and that the holes in Windows took less time to patch.

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