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| 390985 | 2005-09-26 03:02:00 | Just found this link (msn.com.com). Is there trouble in OS-X Land? [Quote] "Apple Computer released 10 security fixes to address Mac OS X flaws that security experts described as "critical."" Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I thought this stuff was bulletproof. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 390986 | 2005-09-26 03:50:00 | No operating system is bullet proof. The differences are in how easy it is to trigger the flaw. I regularly get security update notifications for Fedora (Linux OS). Just goes to show that there is always room for improvements. As soon as the bugs are found, it is patched and an update released for the end users. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 390987 | 2005-09-26 04:44:00 | No operating system is bullet proof. The differences are in how easy it is to trigger the flaw. I regularly get security update notifications for Fedora (Linux OS). Just goes to show that there is always room for improvements. As soon as the bugs are found, it is patched and an update released for the end users. Sad, isn't it? Too many strange-o's out there just making a mess outta something good. Never changes.....damn! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 390988 | 2005-09-26 05:47:00 | Or you could just never put your trust in anything - and use assorted mthods of scurity. And then check them. And then still be dubious. | pctek (84) | ||
| 390989 | 2005-09-26 06:06:00 | Or the best way to keep secure: Turn the computer off and go outside. :p & ;) | Edward (31) | ||
| 390990 | 2005-09-26 09:26:00 | Sure no OS is perfect - but some are better than others as far as security goes. What non-MS OS: 1. Creates new users as administrator equivalents with no passwords 2. Gives instructions on an official site to solve slow printing problems by making all local users members of the administrator's group? |
johnd (85) | ||
| 390991 | 2005-09-26 12:27:00 | Linspire is dumb enough to do #1 Must say that #2 is unique to Windows :-P |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 390992 | 2005-09-26 12:54:00 | Just found this link (msn.com.com). Is there trouble in OS-X Land? Not with security. Have a look at the descriptions of the actual flaws. [Quote] "Apple Computer released 10 security fixes to address Mac OS X flaws that security experts described as "critical."" Have a look at various security sites for the criteria for ranking vulnerabilities and flaws. Have a look at Apple's site itself. It aint all that it seems. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I thought this stuff was bulletproof. I doubt it, but I also doubt whether any of those flaws will ever be exploited - too much work for too little gain. It makes infinitely more sense to attack Windows. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 390993 | 2005-09-26 13:09:00 | I doubt it, but I also doubt whether any of those flaws will ever be exploited - too much work for too little gain. It makes infinitely more sense to attack Windows. Totally agree there. Its not how many flaws, but how severe they are, what they involve, how they're exploitable, what privelages you gain by exploiting it. I'd love to see a virus to be written to exploit any of those security holes :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 390994 | 2005-09-27 05:02:00 | OK.......I concede the point if you agree that the total number of OS-X is used by fewer persons, and (by your admission) affects fewer persons than Windows, ...........therefore it is less of a problem because fewer sysops are on that system? Am I making sense here or did I miss the whole point again? :lol: |
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