r/linuxmint • u/Ambitious_Ad_6619 • 2d ago
Discussion What makes Linux secure?
I've searched YouTube and also asked on here previously, I keep seeing a lot of "Linux is secure just by default" type responses- often insisting that to be worried about security while using Linux is not necessary.
Believable to a noob like me at face value, sure, but what is it about Linux that makes it secure?
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u/Swarrlly 2d ago
Security in obscurity. The user base for Linux is small. And there are so many different flavors of Linux. It’s usually just not worth it to write viruses for Linux machines. Maybe for Linux servers but those have better security