I was interviewed last month for this article in response to a new study that has found Windows to be more secure than Linux. What I tried to stress to the reporter that running Windows vs. Linux is only one of many things that implicate the overall security of the system.
See: Security Pipeline | Controversial Report Finds Windows More Secure than Linux
“A lot of people are under the impression that one platform has more advantages,” said one of the critics, Max Clark, a network consultant with Intercore, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm that provides support for both Windows and Linux systems. “The expertise of the person deploying it is what matters. The default configurations are important, but once you start consolidating software on top of the system, the system is only as secure as what’s running on it.”