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Windows®
and SuSE Linux EAL4+ Workload Comparison
Dickerson Technologies (February 2006): This study documents
the vendor efforts to build six common server roles following
the security configuration guides provided with the SUSE Linux
Enteprise Server 9 and Windows Server 2003/Windows XP EAL4+
Common Criteria evaluated operating systems. The study found
that all six configurations could be successfully built, deployed
and used with the evaluated Windows configuration, but only
one of the server roles could be built using the evaluated SUSE
configuration. |
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Common
Criteria Certification: Microsoft Windows Platform Products
Microsoft Corporation (December 2005): "Common Criteria
Certification: Microsoft Windows Platform Products." Learn
how the recent Common Criteria certification of Windows platform
products, combined with Microsoft’s focus on the Security
Development Lifecycle, offers customers an even greater level
of assurance in product security and quality. |
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Database
Security Comparison Shows Microsoft Has Fewer Vulnerabilities
Than Linux-hosted Alternatives
Security
Innovation (June 2005): "Role Comparison Security
Report: Database Server Role" by Herbert Thompson and Fabien
Casteran. In a comparison of relative security, this commissioned
study found Windows Server 2003 running SQL Server 2000 SP3
to have fewer vulnerabilities than Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) running Oracle 10g or RHEL running My SQL. |
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Comparing
Total Cost of Security Patch Management
Wipro
Technologies (April 2005): "The Total Cost of
Security Patch Management: A Comparison of Microsoft Windows
and Open Source Software" by Theo Forbath, Patrick Kalaher,
and Thomas O'Grady. In this study, Wipro surveyed 90 organizations—that
use both Windows and open-source software—to determine
the costs of security patch management for both environments
under similar conditions. |
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Data
Shows Web Server Workload on Windows Server Platform Has Fewer
Security Vulnerabilities
Security
Innovation (March 2005): "Role Comparison Report:
Web Server Role" by Richard Ford, Ph.D., Florida Institute
of Technology; Herbert H. Thompson, Ph.D., Security Innovation;
and Fabien Casteran, M.Sc., Security Innovation. This study
found that in a role-based comparison of the relative security—both
quantitative and qualitative—of two different solutions,
the number of vulnerabilities and average days of risk were
lower for the solution based on Windows Server 2003. |
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Windows
Users Have Fewer Vulnerabilities
Forrester
(March 2004): "Is Linux More Secure Than Windows?"
by Laura Koetzle with Charles Rutstein, Natalie Lambert, and
Stephan Wenninger. After collecting a year's worth of vulnerability
data for this non-sponsored report, Forrester then analyzed
Windows and four key Linux distributors on metrics about responsiveness
to vulnerabilities, severity of vulnerabilities, and thoroughness
in fixing flaws. |
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The
State of Illinois saves $10.5 Million with Messaging and Desktop
Standardization
Read how the State of Illinois embarked on an ambitious process
to improve the overall effectiveness of the state government.
After considering Linux and determining it too risky, selected
Microsoft® technology—including Windows Server™
2003 providing increased security and ease of management from
IT. Read the case
study and business article or watch the video 750
KB or 1.5Mb. |
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Credit
Union Chooses Windows for Stronger Support and Security than
Linux Provides
Corporate One Federal Credit Union considered both Microsoft
Windows Server™ 2003 and Linux, and decided to test Linux
as a replacement for its four Windows NT–based domain
controllers. However, after the effort failed due to security
problems, Corporate One deployed a domain based on Windows Server
2003 and the Active Directory® directory service in just
three days. |
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Leading
Turkish Bank Saves 500 Person Hours a Month with Remote Update
Management
Yapi Kredi, a leading Turkish bank, provides a wide range of
retail and corporate banking and investment services. Their
Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2003 with Microsoft
Software Update Services Feature Pack soluion provides automated
vulnerability assessment, update deployment, and reporting services.
Yapi Kredi is now saving 500 person hours a month for security
upgrades. |
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Yapi
Kredi Bank Chooses Microsoft to Support Future Growth Based
on Integrated Innovation, TCO and Overall Value
When IBM stopped support for its O/S 2 operating system, which
Yapi Kredi relied on to run its branch network, it needed a
replacement technology. A total cost of ownership survey, exploring
licensing, training, and support costs, revealed Microsoft®
was a more cost effective, long term investment. |
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MB
Financial Bank Protects Its Customers Using Microsoft Windows
Server System
Faced with many federal and other regulatory requirements, MB
Financial Bank turned to Microsoft. Its new integrated server
solution now handles security and assessment, privacy, identity
management, and disaster recovery. |
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Middle
Eastern Broadcaster Secures Network Against Virulent Attacks
The state of Qatar's Radio and TV Corporation’s network
was constantly being infected by viruses. It called Microsoft
Consulting Services, and now Microsoft Systems Management Server
2003 provides remote update deployment, automated updates, and
centralized management for a more secure network. |
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Hosting
Provider Cuts Virus Downtime to Zero
For a managed hosting company such as Rackspace, security is
an obsession. The company provides an award-winning suite of
specialized products and services to address potential vulnerabilities
at each layer in the hosting solution, and Windows Server 2003
security services are the cornerstone of the company's operations. |
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"We
conducted a major TCO study to explore Microsoft and Linux
solutions for our needs. In the end, we found that the
TCO for the Windows Server System approach was about 20
percent less expensive than Linux."
—Keith Morrow, CIO, 7-Eleven, Inc. U.S.
Read
the case study. |
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Security
Decisions
IT professionals across several industries share the reasons
why they selected Windows Server System when security
is critical.(3:13) |
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Rackspace
Applauds Windows Security
Managed hosting company Rackspace explains how Windows
Server 2003 gave it the ability to easily maintain a more
secure server environment. (2:37) |
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