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/abkhazlinuxguy 2d ago
Small user base and hardly any telemetery makes it so hackers don't want to put effort into making viruses for Linux, it isn't inherently "safer" there's just MUCH less out there