On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:58 PM, Lee Larson wrote:
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Jerry Freeman linked:
>
>> http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/
>> Mac_OS_X_hacked_in_less_than_30_minutes/0,2000061744,39241748,00.htm
>
> As I understand it, he hung his mini on the Internet and then
> granted anyone who wanted it local access via SSH. This is kind of
> like opening the bank and letting the robbers come in and look around.
>
> I have no doubt there are gaping security holes in Mac OS X waiting
> to be discovered, but this recent spate of supposed vulnerabilities
> isn't big news.
>
> The question I want to ask is why are these stupid stories suddenly
> news? I'm pretty sure that any machine could be cracked, if the
> crackers were given lots of access. I'd like to see the same
> challenge done by somebody who knows something about configuring
> the IPFW rule set.
>
Publish or Perish. (In)Security is the staple of an entire industry
that now has a newcomer to the mainstream.
"Irrationality is the square root of all evil"
-- Douglas Hofstadter
Jerry
>
>
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