Posted on 03/25/2010 1:15:01 PM PDT by for-q-clinton
Say, Charles -- it's been awhile! But we're pleased as punch to see that you're back to your old ways, poking around within OS X's mainframe just looking for ways to remotely control the system, snag credit card data and download a few interoffice love letters that are carefully stashed 15 folders down within 'Documents.' The famed Apple security expert is planning yet another slam on OS X at CanSecWest, where he'll reveal no fewer than 20 zero day security holes within OS X. According to Miller, "OS X has a large attack surface consisting of open source components, closed source third-party components and closed source Apple components; bugs in any of these types of components can lead to remote compromise." He also goes on to reemphasize something he's been screaming for years: "Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks, and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town." In other words, Apple users are "safer" (due to the lack of work that goes into hacking them), "but less secure." So, is this a weird way of applying for a security job in Cupertino, or what?
"Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks, and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town."
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according to a senior guy at Trend there are ~100,000 new malware signatures created every day.
I’m going to get the popcorn...this *should* be an interesting thread. Unless the Mac blinders are put on when anything bad about Mac is mentioned.
I usually get flamed on these kinds of threads. No offense but I hope you’re the target for the hate and vitriol this time.
I thought this would take off quicker than this. I may need to go find shadowace’s ping list and ping some of them over hear. I need some vitriol in this thread!
its early in the day, once they get up we should see more activity.
LOL! Are you implying that mom's basement is dark and cozy?
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Well.... not really, I mean most have moved on to their very own apartments.
Wow as slow as this thread is starting I guess Mac really does have a very tiny userbase.
Either that or they are hiding from the reality. I bet the standard “mac hasn’t ever had a self replicating virus” to be within the first 5 mac posts though.
I think I found one brave enough to post, but it’s in the other apple exploit thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2479781/posts?page=13#13
I don’t see how malware can install itself on a Mac unless someone intentionally installs it by providing their user password. The Mac is only “breakable” if someone intentionally installs a piece of malware. Kind of a dumb thing to do.
Feeling happy to be using Chrome.
Don’t be so sure of that. Someone posted that the Chrome really wasn’t tested because they applied a last minute patch that made it unfair to test against the others.
And someone said it is based on the same webkit as Safari. I really don’t know, but the point is EVERYONE is vulnerable and you’ll want to use multiple layers of security and common sense.
Let me help to get the party started...
so far crickets.
I guess the Mac fans can’t defend this so they just stay away instead of admitting they were wrong in the past.
Oh well. Just need to bookmark this thread so it can be posted to any mac zealot that claims they are super secure and haven’t been exploited.
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