{"id":122,"date":"2014-11-09T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=122"},"modified":"2020-08-16T08:46:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T08:46:17","slug":"ever-thought-why-would-i-change-to-a-unixlinux-based-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Ever Thought why would I change to a Unix\/Linux based system ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Article below is from 9 to 5 mac and written by Joe Rossignoli, I&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/11\/09\/home-depot-windows-breach-macbooks-iphones\/\">Home Depot blames security breach on Windows, senior executives given new MacBooks and&nbsp;iPhones<\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-351635\" title=\"Home Depot blames security breach on Windows, senior executives given new MacBooks and iPhones\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/home-depot-windows.png?w=704\" alt=\"Home Depot Windows\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/home-depot-hackers-used-password-stolen-from-vendor-1415309282\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>&nbsp;published an in-depth look at <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.homedepot.com\/mediacenter\/pages\/statement1.aspx\">The Home Depot\u2019s recent security breach<\/a> of its payment data systems, in which&nbsp;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\u2019s main computer network.<span id=\"more-351623\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-ad\" class=\"inlinead\"><ins id=\"aswift_0_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_0_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_0\" name=\"aswift_0\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOnce inside Home Depot\u2019s 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\u2019s more secure main computer network by exploiting a vulnerability in&nbsp;Microsoft Corp.\u2019s Windows operating system, the people briefed on the investigation said,\u201d writes the WSJ\u2019s Shelly Banjo.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s systems, including its point-of-sale system, as if they were high-level employees.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>MacBooks and iPhones have <a title=\"Chinese Mac and iOS users targeted by new \u2018WireLurker\u2019 malware capable of infecting non-jailbroken devices\" href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/11\/05\/wirelurker-malware\/\">faced their fair share of security vulnerabilities<\/a> over the past few years, although <a href=\"http:\/\/securelist.com\/analysis\/kaspersky-security-bulletin\/58265\/kaspersky-security-bulletin-2013-overall-statistics-for-2013\/\">recent studies conducted by Kaspersky Labs<\/a> 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\u2019s boardroom will help it prevent another massive security breach remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Original link here<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/11\/09\/home-depot-windows-breach-macbooks-iphones\/\">http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2014\/11\/09\/home-depot-windows-breach-macbooks-iphones\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Article below is from 9 to 5 mac and written by Joe Rossignoli, I&nbsp;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 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/?p=122\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blueshell.im\/Blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}