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Old 10-07-2017, 08:13 AM   #1
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LXer: Step aside, Windows! Open source and Linux are IT's new security headache


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Windows has long been the world's biggest malware draw, exploited for decades by attackers. It continues today: The Carbon Black security firm analyzed 1,000 ransomware samples over the last six months and found that nearly 99% of them targeted Windows. That’s not news for IT administrators, of course. But this might be: Linux and other open-source software are emerging as serious malware targets.

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