On 5/8/07, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This contest proved that a mac could be hacked easily...as soon as there was some motive to do so which was money.
No, it didn't. It did prove (which didn't need to be proven), that there are cross-operating system vulnerabilities. One of them is the widespread use of QuickTime. It also proved that in spite of offering money to hack OS X, no one could do it. Actually, most Windows exploits are not because of things like QuickTime or PDF vulnerabilities. I don't know if Vista has been checked, but a new XP SP 2 computer, connected directly to the Internet (no router, say a DSL modem or cable modem - as most ISPs want you to do, even now), will be hacked in a matter of minutes (usually around 10-20 minutes). A new, out-of-the-box Mac OS X computer in the same situation will not get hacked. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
