Linux Computers at Risk

Every Operating System or OS has a flaws in their programs, but Linux takes the cake for example they have a Grub2 Bootloader system flaws. This allows hackers and cyber-criminals to modify and install malware on a locked down linux system. For those who are with wondering minds may ask what does GRUB stands for it stands Grand Unified Bootloader. It is a system that most Linux suppliers and distributors used to initializing the operating system when the computer starts. It does have a password feature that restrict access to boot entries and with computers with multiple different operating systems.

Organizations relied on this where it is common to disable CD-ROMs, USB flesh drives, and network boot options and set a password for the BIOS/UEFI firmware in order to secure computers from attackers who might gain physical access to the machine. Now without these important boot options attackers, cyber-criminals,and rogue employees can simply put boot from an alternative OS like a live Linux program stored on a USB drive or CD/DVD and access files on a computer drive.

Here is my view on this issue hackers are being more and more advance by the day and like I said nothing is secure anymore in cyber world. That is including OS systems like a Linux system with different variables in programming and coding. It is up to the OS distributors to patched up the security related flaws for mass productive to private sector corporations and public sector government organizations and agencies. That way it can reduce the malware flaws and glitches in the protocols and software systems.

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This article talks about GRUB2 and Linux problems

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3015995/security/grub2-bootloader-flaw-leaves-locked-down-linux-computers-at-risk.html