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If you're interested in a secure BSD distribution, have a look at OpenBSD as well. Like FreeBSD and NetBSD, it's also based upon BSD, but its focus from the beginning has been security, involving a review of all critical code. They've cleaned upon thousands of holes over the years, and have produced a very secure base distribution.<br />
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Realistically, though, only the code they manage has been subjected to their rigorous review. If you install application &quot;abc&quot; with a security problem in it, it won't matter what OS you use.<br />
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Having said that, though, the selinux enhancements (available in Centos, fedora, and others) provides mandatory access controls that can significantly reduce the impact of the problems in application &quot;abc&quot;.
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If you're interested in a secure BSD distribution, have a look at OpenBSD as well. Like FreeBSD and NetBSD, it's also based upon BSD, but its focus from the beginning has been security, involving a review of all critical code. They've cleaned upon thousands of holes over the years, and have produced a very secure base distribution.

Realistically, though, only the code they manage has been subjected to their rigorous review. If you install application "abc" with a security problem in it, it won't matter what OS you use.

Having said that, though, the selinux enhancements (available in Centos, fedora, and others) provides mandatory access controls that can significantly reduce the impact of the problems in application "abc".

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Im considering a new dedicated server and wanted to ask an expert what they feel is the best and most secure choice for Linux? I heard that CentOS is a bit unsecure is that true?
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Im considering a new dedicated server and wanted to ask an expert what they feel is the best and most secure choice for Linux? I heard that CentOS is a bit unsecure is that true?

Cent OS vs. FreeBSD

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.