Google Dumps Windows Due to China Hack?

[Guest]

All this doesn't matter when you have Chinese insiders that can get what they want anyways for their government or other competitors. Chinese espionage is the biggest threat to US companies today.

 

[demonhorde665]

Google = probably the worse thing to happen to the internet ever

 

[Guest]

@hannurgh not just US companies but also European and around the world. In Europe they have issued warnings to most businesses about Chinese espionage and in India the government is taking action to protect against these threats also. I think the US is in trouble because they aren't doing anything about these things but continue to let more Chinese nationals into their top companies. I guess they will learn when they go out of business because they got taken for everything they have.

 

[DjEaZy]

... there goes google's openness... hippocrates...

 

[dameon51]

[citation][nom]regulas[/nom]Keep dreaming MS fanboy, OS X and Linux are both built on the UNIX foundation and are inherently more secure than DOS with a GUI.Good move Google.[/citation]

Windows abandoned the DOS kernel with windows nt. The last OS to use it was windows ME. Windows NT, 2k, xp, vista and 7 all use the NT kernal.

 

[tsnorquist]

When you add the "human" element to any system, that system is inherently insecure.

People can be manipulated, deceived, and persuaded regardless of which OS they are using.

You don't have to hack through a system when you can do it through a person via social engineering.

 

[jecastej]

Then, what really makes me think is why Google goes the OSX way after a big hack on Windows. Would you think they are not aware about the security problems it may bring with it? OR, they are implementing some extra protection they know works with Linux and OSX?

 

[cscott_it]

More importantly self propogating worms and virii do exist on Linux.

Furthermore Linux may be more secure, but BSD would have been a better choice if they were doing it for security.

I agree that this is a marketing ploy, plain and simple.

Are they going to trash their next OS when they fall prey to another socially engineered attack?
When is it acceptable to blame an OS for an end users shortcomings?

Can't compile your kernel correctly? That's Linuxes Fault
Clicked a fake AV Pop-up? That's Windows Fault
Accidently deleted all of your files because of a game you were playing? Mac OS X

Or....you need to wise up.

 

[DjEaZy]

[citation][nom]tsnorquist[/nom]When you add the "human" element to any system, that system is inherently insecure.People can be manipulated, deceived, and persuaded regardless of which OS they are using.You don't have to hack through a system when you can do it through a person via social engineering.[/citation]
... million thumbs up!!! +1'000'000

 

[bamslang]

[citation][nom]demonhorde665[/nom]Google = probably the worse thing to happen to the internet ever[/citation]

How do you come to this assumption? Superior search. Superior email (gave you 1GB when others made you pay for that space). Free and superior ISP (see Google Fiber). A fast web browser (though not my personal pick). On top of all that, Google is a company that is continuously trying to innovate and improve, instead of playing a big marketing game (no pun intended) and making stupid commercials about how they are better than their competitors. In my opinion, Google has done quite a bit of good for the internet (Hi, I’m a Google. And I’m a Yahoo?).

 

[figgus]

Apparently the search engine giant may have had enough of Windows' inherent security flaws, and is blaming those flaws on the China hacking incident that took place earlier this year.

Shouldn't they be blaming the hacking incident on the flaws, and not the other way around?

 

[flachet]

If that is the case, this is just retarded. Simply put. If your system got hacked, it is because you didn't do squat to prevent it.

If I drive my GTO down a rainy highway on 4 bald tires and crash, then blaming GM for my stupidity is pulling a Google. It seems to me that the CTO/CIO for Google didn't want to get axed and had to point a finger and MS is a nice target to point at.

In my company we don't have this problem, run windows across every desktop in the company and we are larger and offer just as much web presence, and no I don't work for MS or Apple. Stop making excuses, admit you screwed up and get it fixed properly.

 

[falchard]

Google just got 1000 times easier to hack into.

 

[chickenhoagie]

[citation][nom]regulas[/nom]Keep dreaming MS fanboy, OS X and Linux are both built on the UNIX foundation and are inherently more secure than DOS with a GUI.Good move Google.[/citation]
and your statement is valid in what way, mac fanboy?

 

[zak_mckraken]

Apple computers are easy to hack simply because all of their users use the password : iliketosmellmyownfarts

 

[gm0n3y]

Are they going to be making Chrome OS a full-fledged desktop OS? If so, is it Linux based, or completely new? Open-source?

 

[bamslang]

[citation][nom]zak_mckraken[/nom]Apple computers are easy to hack simply because all of their users use the password : iliketosmellmyownfarts[/citation]

Mac users drive Priuses also?

 

[doped]

[citation][nom]bison88[/nom]Mac OS more secure? Not according to a well known hacker Marc Maiffret who recently interviewed on Cnet.

Are they on par as far as code?Maiffret: I think Microsoft does a better job with their code auditing than folks like Apple do. We've only seen a scratching of the surface as far as Apple vulnerabilities because nobody cares to find them. There's nothing inherent with Apple themselves and their development. The only reason Apple gets little increase in security is because they're running on top of a Unix-based operating system and they can take advantage of some of the things that have been done for them.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3- [...] ?tag=mncol[/citation]
try reading?
he's not saying apples mac os is not secure at all, he's saying apples code is not on par with mircosoft' just because mac os is already on a very secure spine with its bsd roots..

 

[victomofreality]

[citation][nom]demonhorde665[/nom]Google = probably the worse thing to happen to the internet ever[/citation]

You (and people like you) = the worst thing to happen to the internet ever.

 

[Tomtompiper]

"More importantly self propogating worms and virii do exist on Linux."

Name one that is out in the wild and has infected a large number of machines.

It's easy to make such bold statements, but let's see how you can back them up?