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Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)

Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)

Posted Sep 5, 2008 19:23 UTC (Fri) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)
Parent article: Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)

Alarmism aside, I think this is actually a good thing. By seeing how a rootkit can work, we gain more information on how to combat them.


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