* dtrace/strace/lsof for Windows (afaik...sysinternals tools aside kinda.)*
StraceNT
Point: there isn't much malware for Linux
Windows 7 is probably more secure than vanilla Linux. iptables comes with no default configuration or configuration utility. POSIX.1e ACLs are less flexible than Windows ACEs.
Desktop Linux isn't targeted very often, but Linux servers are targeted and exploited all the time.
True, if desktop Linux where to become mainstream you can expect many rogue PPAs containing malware as well as existing trusted repos becoming huge juicy attack targets.
StraceNT
Point: there isn't much malware for Linux
Windows 7 is probably more secure than vanilla Linux. iptables comes with no default configuration or configuration utility. POSIX.1e ACLs are less flexible than Windows ACEs.
Desktop Linux isn't targeted very often, but Linux servers are targeted and exploited all the time.