15 Nov 2000
Windows 2000 is not secure enough to use on internet-connected servers, according to a senior security analyst at Gartner.
John Pescatore said that companies should wait until the end of next year before running the operating system on web servers.
"I would not recommend Windows 2000 for internet-connected web servers today," he warned. "The operating system has a major increase in security over Windows NT but it has a lot of embedded components that are not sufficiently tested."
Pescatore explained that Microsoft's operating systems reach a state where security is "good enough", then drop again following the discovery of a new series of bugs contained in the next version.
"Windows 2000 will be more stable by the end of next year after a few more service packs have been released," he said. "Most commercial versions of Unix have reached a good enough level of security and are safe enough to use on the internet. If you have the skill set, then Unix is the safe choice today."
Have your say on this article
Newsletters
Latest stories from Operating Systems
Latest videos
You may also like
Operating Systems jobs
Technology Patent Wars
Case studies from large organisations across all sectors
... And rich media, and flexible working, and peaks in traffic ...
Upcoming Events
Join us for this Computing web seminar, in which the Head of BI at the Co-operative Group Nick Colebourn will be explaining just how he reigned in the Group’s sprawling database estate and how significant savings were realised and data quality improved as a result.
Date: 31 May 2012
Time: 11:00 AM
Live June 13th 11:00am: Register now. During this web seminar we will be looking at the sorts of incidents that can bring data centres grinding to a halt and what can be done about them.
Date: 13 Jun 2012
Time: 11:00 am
Receive the latest jobs direct to your inbox
Are you being paid what you are worth?
