A new study from Google Project Zero shows that the Linux operating system is much more secure than Apple's Microsoft Windows and macOS. This is not because Linux is inherently secure, on the contrary, the developers of this operating system are working hard to fix and patch security flaws.
From the results of his research, Google's Project Zero project shows that Linux developers are faster than other operating system developers in terms of time to fix security bugs.
Project Zero studied the vulnerabilities reported between January 2019 and December 2021. They found that open source programmers fixed these issues on Linux central, in just 25 days on average.
In addition, Linux developers are gradually reducing the number of days to patch security bugs more quickly. Back in 2019, developers patched security bugs within a month, but nowadays, they usually complete fixes within two weeks.
During this same time period, it took Apple about 69 days, Google 44 days, and Mozilla about 46 days to fix the bug.
Windows is currently the most popular operating system for homes and offices. However, the average time it took Microsoft to fix a security hole was almost 3 months.
The report also analyzes the time it takes developers to fix security holes in mobile operating systems. Despite facing more security threats, iOS releases patches many times faster than Android.
To note, Project Zero is a Google security research group that specializes in finding security vulnerabilities on various platforms. Once the team finds the vulnerability, it gives the developer 90 days to fix the security issue.
Overall, all OS developers fix bugs better and faster, say the researchers working in the team, as reported by Gizchina.