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If the trend continues then maybe the hacker community will start focusing on Linux. Can you imagine "I don't need a virus scanner, I use Windows, the under dog OS"
You say that like it's not already focused on. The majority of Internet infrastructure runs on Linux.
But the vast majority of viruses focus on end users.
The hacker community it's very focused on Linux since most servers in the world run it. The fly by night script kiddies and botnet creators definitely prefer end user systems though.
The easiest hacks use social engineering. Much more social to exploit in the end-user arena.
This right here. Linux security is so good that the easiest way to break in is via Phishing someone with a windows laptop.
The old jibe was that Windows users are so gullible that they're just easier to phish.
Yeah exactly. Nobody actually "hacks" anymore. They just send Pam in accounting a funny email