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[Via Joe Mayo](https://joemayo.wordpress.com/ "http://spaces.msn.com/members/jmayo/Blog/cns!1pnsGXz0ond3crCyV5P0C6Ig!314.entry"), [Via Sam Gentile ]{style="color:navy"}"Reported by [CNET](http://11170514.searchiq.co/redirect?s=11170514&o=75&y=150&x=350&r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorsteps.com%2F%3Fcid%3Daff_doorsteps_adnet_desk%26content_id%3Dadnet%3A167598125652378149829586852436176585195%26anid%3D167598125652378149829586852436176585195&u=167598125652378149829586852436176585195&a=72&t=4990807&g=-8979609023404308504~454325493030603207&cb=0&faid=4990807&fint=1&b=fefs,fefs,LWii&epcCD=1553657127358&cc=840&dma=609&epcRFU=null&tk=&k=&qk=LInN&mqk=LInN&eqk=null&eqke=0&nw=SEARCH&tgt=4990807&tp=www4fSwk-LInNeEtQeEtQ&vu=null&ir=1&tt=RON&ck=0~0&rk=1&ptt=&f=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorsteps.com%2F%3Fcid%3Daff_doorsteps_adnet_desk%26content_id%3Dadnet%3A167598125652378149829586852436176585195%26anid%3D167598125652378149829586852436176585195&sc=null&st=null&id=0&it=0&nbrs=0&nk=4990807&fwc=0<=1<w=200<wmn=50&spa=&spt=&spc=&dvid= "http://news.com.com/2061-10794 3-6020030.html"), of all the CERT security vulnerabilities of the year 2005, 218 belonged to the Windows OS. But get this - ther[e]{style="color:navy"} were 2,328 CERT security vulnerabilities for UNIX/Linux systems."
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