[Gandalf Parker]

This is a common subject in hacker Groups (Im a known regular in white-hat Groups and host a site for one)

Certain aspects are automatic in this subject..
A) it gets easier
B) it gets popular
C) it starts getting used by people who dont understand it enough to change defaults
D) it starts getting used by people who want to find a way around it
E) automated methods are created to search for and break the original

Does any this have to do with how secure something is? Not really. Security is a concern and an ongoing effort of course but doesnt have as much to do with how vulnerable or not vulnerable something is as much as other factors.

Windows makes major efforts to be user friendly, to add fun toys, and to be popular. And it becomes the #1 target for everything. Linux has seen that Red Hats efforts to become user friendly, add fun toys, and become popular made it #2 in both the good and bad points of that.

Mac and Unix are less popular. They have great security scores. Are they more secure or are they less targetted? A computer security tech would answer yes. ("binary true" yes to both). I wont bother to get into discussions about whether or not Windows programs are secure. The unarguable argument for me is that they are too popular for me to use if something less known offers me the same level of functionality.

By the way the same A-E is worthy consideration when thinking about what house security to get, what firewall to use, what car alarm to install, etc etc etc.