No, its just soooooo bad at security/stability that it gave birth to Crowdstrike. They very fact that Crowdstrike is so big and prevalent means is proof of the gapping hole in Windows security. Its given birth to a multibillion dollar industry!
Crowdstrike/falcon use is not by any means limited to Windows. Plenty of Linux heavy companies mandate it on all infrastructure (although I hope that changes after this incident).
It’s mandated because someone believes Linux is as bad as Windows in that regard.
And, quite frankly, a well configured and properly locked down Windows would be as secure as a locked down Linux install. It’d also be a pain to use, but that’s a different question.
Critical systems should run a limited set of applications precisely to reduce attack surface.
The reality is the wetwear that interfaces with any OS is always going to be the weakest link. Doesn't matter what OS they run, I guarantee they will click links and download files from anywhere.
I can pretty easily make it so a user on Linux can't download executables and can't even then can't do any damage without a severe vulnerability. That is actually pretty difficult to do in a typical Windows AD deployment. There is a big difference between the two OSes.
In fact, there's a couple billion Linux devices running around locked down hard enough that the most clueless users you can imagine don't get their bank details stolen.
