Published at LXer:

Moving from Windows to Linux may not be the quick fix that some envision, according to Bob O'Dell, president and CEO of SecurityCoverage. Linux proponents "have been living in a bubble, but that bubble could burst if the hacking world decides to go after them with the ferocity they've used in attacking Microsoft," he warned.

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If you notice on this page this links it doesn't allow you to see the responses to the post which is a given that it is paid off somehow because the Microsoft Paid Media don't want people to see the responses people have to their bullshit. Expect anything about windows vista to be paid advertising.

Whether this article was paid-for is pure speculation. It also does not change the basic facts that were outlined, in particular: Windows has been the target of a huge volume of attacks mainly because it has the largest install-base, and hence a piece of malware that will exploit x% of all systems with a partiular OS will be the most lucrative when directed at Windows users.

Users of Linux, or any other operating system should not be so cocky as to assume their OS is invulnerable to attacks. As Linux and OS X become more popular we will start to see more and more exploits for them. We see already that Linux is very popular as a web server platform, LAMP-style. It should come as no shock that PHP exploits have made up the vast majority of recently reported attacks (and many have been very successful). It's not uncommon to read on these very forums about LAMP users who keep having their machines rooted and need to reinstall them.

Instead of railing against authors who "dare" to publish potentially negative comments against Linux, advocates would be better served educating the community on how to deploy OSS safely so that as the popularity increases, it won't receive equal increases in negative coverage due to exploits.