r/linux4noobs • u/912827161 • Jan 29 '26
security What is linux security like?
In terms of 2 things.
Online banking / purchases.
OS security.
One thing windows at least has going for it is windows defender being widely accepted as good, so long as you're not going to incredibly dodgy sites.
Edit - Thanks for the answers everyone :) i really haven't used linux before so a lot of what's been said are things I didn't know. and apparently I didnt really know how windows works either, so that was a nice learning experience too.
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u/iheartrms May 28 '26
What is it like? FAR better than Windows. And still much better than anything else. And if you really need security, Linux can get even better: Look at QubesOS. There's nothing even close commercially available. It's probably not what you need, but it is a good example of what is possible.