Interesting article, I suppose, but I'm not convinced of its conclusion: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1915923,00.asp
The article claims that Apple's use of Intel chips will result in more software exploits because, "'Attackers have been focused on the [Intel] x86 for over a decade. Macintosh will have a lot more exposure than when it was on PowerPC,' said Oliver Friedrichs, a senior manager at Symantec Corp. Security Response." I was hoping to find some hint of a hardware architectural feature that the powerpc has that provided an additional means of protection, but the article mentions none. Instead, the only reason that it cites for the (presumed) increase in software exploits is attackers' knowledge and experience base. After all, didn't attackers also have access to powerpc systems to build attacks on during the same timeframe that Symantec suggests? Does the powerpc architecture provide some inherent protection against (say) stack smashing than the x86 does? Am I missing something here? Cheers, Ken -- KRvW Associates, LLC http://www.KRvW.com _______________________________________________ Secure Coding mailing list (SC-L) SC-L@securecoding.org List information, subscriptions, etc - http://krvw.com/mailman/listinfo/sc-l List charter available at - http://www.securecoding.org/list/charter.php