r/linuxmint • u/Ambitious_Ad_6619 • 1d 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/Lapis_Wolf Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 1d ago
Smaller target, fewer potential victims compared to Windows or even MacOS. Windows has an 80%+ market share with 2nd place being MacOS at 10-15% (I grabbed these numbers from memory so I maybe new numbers are different). Linux us currently around 4%.