The Article below is from 9 to 5 mac and written by Joe Rossignoli, I think it makes interesting reading Mac is often considered to expensive. However it is the only non windows based operating system that runs supported Microsoft Office which is the one excuse a lot of companies use not to switch to a Linux or Unix based operating system. There is also the other point that on average the life span of A Mac running OSX is greater than a windows based Intel system not to mention the last 2 OSX operating system updates have been free. I would also add how many cheap laptops and desktops actually have a real resale value. Finally I draw your attention to this companies problems and what cost reputation.
Home Depot blames security breach on Windows, senior executives given new MacBooks and iPhones
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal published an in-depth look at The Home Depot’s recent security breach of its payment data systems, in which 56 million credit card accounts and 53 million email addresses of customers were compromised. A root cause of the security breach: a Windows vulnerability in the retailer’s main computer network.
“Once inside Home Depot’s systems after gaining credentials from the outside vendor, the hackers were able to jump the barriers between a peripheral third-party vendor system and the company’s more secure main computer network by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system, the people briefed on the investigation said,” writes the WSJ’s Shelly Banjo.
The report claims that while Microsoft did issue a security patch after the breach began, which was installed by The Home Depot, the fix arrived too late. According to sources familiar with the investigation, the hackers already had the ability to move across The Home Depot’s systems, including its point-of-sale system, as if they were high-level employees.
The report unravels a lot of details related to how the security breach played out, with one anecdote that I found particularly interesting. Following the breach, an IT employee allegedly purchased two dozen new MacBooks and iPhones for senior executives at The Home Depot, indicating that the home-improvement retailer may have lost at least some confidence in its Microsoft-based systems.
MacBooks and iPhones have faced their fair share of security vulnerabilities over the past few years, although recent studies conducted by Kaspersky Labs and similar firms have proven that both devices remain highly secure platforms in terms of protection against malware and other threats. But whether shiny new Macs and iPhones in The Home Depot’s boardroom will help it prevent another massive security breach remains to be seen.
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http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/09/home-depot-windows-breach-macbooks-iphones/
No i did not think of changing from Windows to any other operating system, it is serving all my needs pretty well.
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No need to change the Unix or Linux based system. It is very useful to operating the system.
Linux kernel and application programs can be installed on any kind of hardware platform and thus is considered as portable. It serves the purpose of multitasking by serving various functions simultaneously.
It provides the security services in three ways namely, Authentication, Authorization, and Encryption. It supports multiple users to access the same system resource but by using different terminals for operation. Linux provides hierarchical file system and its code is freely available to all. It has its own application support (to download and install applications) and customized keyboards. Linux distorts provide live CD/USB to their users for installation.
Is linux an operating system 2018
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