8- Operating System Security

By SearchSecurity.com 27 Nov 2002 | SearchSecurity.com

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When it comes to secure operating systems, what's your flavor of choice? Open source or proprietary? An unbreakable OS has yet to be developed, but some have more vulnerabilities than others. Caring for your kernel is paramount and the choices you make could shape your company's bottom line for quarters to come. Here are several links that cater to specific OS security issues.

• We have loads of resources on how to secure your platforms.
• Take our Infosec Know IT All Trivia on Windows security.
• Experts Ryan Bloom and Roberta Bragg debate the pros and cons of open source vs. proprietary software in this on-demand webcast.
• For specific platform information, look through the following links: Windows 2000; Solaris; AS/400; HP; S/390

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