Although SANS is a well known org, this is my personal opinion: I'm
sure Mac OS
X attacks will be on the rise, because more and more people are using
it. Because of the open source base, however, any underlying security
holes will be
fixed much more often. As attacks may be on the rise with more people
using it,
so will security fixes, because more and more holes will be found with more
people using it.
Microsoft has lately been really pushing and making a huge deal about windows
being better then Linux in the server market. Awhile back I took a marketing
class from Microsoft called 'Beating the open source market' or something like
that, designed to teach you how to convince potential customers to use one of
the latest versions of Windows Server instead of Linux. Extremely biased,
IMHO. But either way, I think OS X is going to be comparable to Windows and
linux in it's vulnerabilities. Microsoft may fix ones that are big quicker
because they have the resources, but they don't have the open source backing
others do.
FWIW
Jesse
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I didn't read the article in great depth but with what they had to
say about Mac, it made me wonder if the hooplah over Windows
vulnerabilities has much merit.
I mean there are about a half dozen variants of Windows out there.
But I aint got none of 'em so.....
another pointless post from
Mark
---- Tim Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just read the article and it doesn't really *say* anything. At
least that I could pick up. Yes, we all know Windows is open to all
those bugs and such but I think I'd consider the source....it's on
MSNBC! Do we all know what the MS stands for? MicroSoft! They're
just throwing chimpanzee poop. I'll believe it when it see it.
Tim
On Nov 22, 2005, at 12:07 PM, Aerielle Louise wrote:
> Thought you might be interested in this:
>
> OSX LISTED AS A TOP VULNERABILITY AMONG UNIX OPERATING SYSTEMS
>
> Exerpt from:
> ONLINE CRIMINALS SHIFT FOCUS OF ATTACK
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10147557/
>
> The group's "SANS Top20" report identifies the 20 most
> targeted software flaws that criminals use to infiltrate computers.
>
> Top Windows vulnerabilities include Microsoft Corp.'s
> Internet Explorer Web browser and Windows Office and
> Outlook Express. The report also listed Apple Computer
> Inc.'s Macintosh operating system as a top
> vulnerability among Unix operating systems.
>
> Apple's OS X operating system is based on Unix, a
> heavy-duty operating system used principally in
> corporate data centers and high-powered computers.
>
> Network devices such as routers and switches that
> direct Internet traffic also are being targeted, SANS
> said. Cisco Systems Inc. made the list with its "IOS"
> router product line.
>
> Full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10147557/
>
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