linuxmemes

I'd say the biggest, most glaring hole is that, much like in Windows, most users don't really understand the file system and user and group permissions.

Linux, as an OS, requires a lot more on the users part in understanding basic security right out of the gate.

A lot of folks out here dropping chmod 777 all over the place just because they haven't had any education on how any of it works.

Source: Years ago, being a newb without knowledge or education, dropping chmod 777 all over the place