Securing the operating system: Does lesser-known mean less at risk? Is the OS an Example of security though obscurity?

摘要

It is no secret that Microsoft Windows NT is the hacker's favourite Operating system (OS). According to defacement-tracking site Attrition.org, (www.Attrition.org) Windows NT received 54.41/100 of all recorded OS attacks between August 1999 and April 2001. In stark contrast, some of the lesser-known Operating Systems made up for as little as 0.1/100 of all OS attacks. However, Despite the huge difference in the quantity of attacks, companies that employ the Lesser-known systems may be at greater risk...