computerworld.com— Charlie Miller, a security researcher who hacked a Macintosh in two minutes last year at CanSecWest's PWN2OWN contest, improved his time today by breaking into another Mac in under 10 seconds.
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pointlessly jumping into the fray am I, but ...enantiodromia's point is, (i think) this: It matters not how many copies of Windows are out there. It's EASIER TO HACK, therefore, that is why hackers target it.I would venture to say that the sheer number of Macs that are connected to the interwebs is much greater in 2009 than even two years ago. But, still, no major OS X worms/virii to be seen.It's kinda obvious, the reason why: OS X. Is. Harder. To. Hack.(and I'm a die-hard Windows boy)
Exaggerating about what?You have 2 choices: 1) Take a chance and respond or 2) go back and play with your Barbie PC. The first choice might get you owned! Choose carefully, Barbie.
as soon as macs get cheap enough and readily available to hackers who can toy around with them. the reason theres so many with windows is because windows is so easy to access and cheap to repair.
"In the main article, the guy wrote software that was downloaded and approved by the user. That is not a hack. PC viruses spead through email, from websites that require no user interaction"From the sounds of it, he gave them a link to click (the link to the website) and the Mac was taken over. That sounds like "from websites that require no user interaction" to me. Certainly does not mention downloading and installing programs.SQL injection is a problem with ALL SQL servers, typically from web designers simply passing user input straight through to the SQL statement. It's like having a command prompt on the website. Don't blame Microsoft for that.I've been running Windows for years without any security software installed, i find it a waste that slows down my PC. I just don't download and install viruses. There's plenty of Windows users about with clean PCs that just don't install viruses!
From the sounds of it? Read the article: "The PWN2OWN rules stated that the researcher could provide a URL that hosted his exploit, replicating the common hacker tactic of enticing users to malicious sites where they are infected with malware. "I gave them the link, they clicked on it, and that was it," said Miller. "I did a few things to show that I had full control of the Mac."I don't care if there are 2, 5, or 17 clean PCs. Viral infection is epademic in the Windows operating system, it cost trillions of dollars and you guys cry about Market share and fanboys... whah. The guy on TV made fun of me. Whaaaaa. Fix it. How about if one of you writes a virus to clean up some of the problems windows has caused?
@enantiodrama - You really don't have much of a grasp of software development. Nor, it would seem, do you have much of a grasp behind the reasons for hacking. Others have pointed out the flaws in your arguments, but you won't listen. The motivation behind hacking is, these days, more for monetary gain than it is for notoriety.As for Windows being inherently less secure. Yes, in many ways, there have been mistakes made, but Windows is largely insecure not because it is inferior, but because its users don't know how to best secure it. This is always going to be a problem with a consumer-level OS; you can't protect users from themselves.
dubsnipeSep 2, 2009
It takes one to know one.
robogoboSep 2, 2009
this whole thing is bulls**t flamebait. Any and every browser and OS are completely vulnerable to user stupidity.
kerrigoreSep 2, 2009
@CaptObliviousExcept this article is from six months ago...
dontreplytomeSep 3, 2009
pointlessly jumping into the fray am I, but ...enantiodromia's point is, (i think) this: It matters not how many copies of Windows are out there. It's EASIER TO HACK, therefore, that is why hackers target it.I would venture to say that the sheer number of Macs that are connected to the interwebs is much greater in 2009 than even two years ago. But, still, no major OS X worms/virii to be seen.It's kinda obvious, the reason why: OS X. Is. Harder. To. Hack.(and I'm a die-hard Windows boy)
Closed AccountSep 7, 2009
Its a religion
asciilogicSep 8, 2009
Exaggerating about what?You have 2 choices: 1) Take a chance and respond or 2) go back and play with your Barbie PC. The first choice might get you owned! Choose carefully, Barbie.
willrsSep 9, 2009
as soon as macs get cheap enough and readily available to hackers who can toy around with them. the reason theres so many with windows is because windows is so easy to access and cheap to repair.
planetexpressSep 11, 2009
"In the main article, the guy wrote software that was downloaded and approved by the user. That is not a hack. PC viruses spead through email, from websites that require no user interaction"From the sounds of it, he gave them a link to click (the link to the website) and the Mac was taken over. That sounds like "from websites that require no user interaction" to me. Certainly does not mention downloading and installing programs.SQL injection is a problem with ALL SQL servers, typically from web designers simply passing user input straight through to the SQL statement. It's like having a command prompt on the website. Don't blame Microsoft for that.I've been running Windows for years without any security software installed, i find it a waste that slows down my PC. I just don't download and install viruses. There's plenty of Windows users about with clean PCs that just don't install viruses!
texmexrexSep 11, 2009
From the sounds of it? Read the article: "The PWN2OWN rules stated that the researcher could provide a URL that hosted his exploit, replicating the common hacker tactic of enticing users to malicious sites where they are infected with malware. "I gave them the link, they clicked on it, and that was it," said Miller. "I did a few things to show that I had full control of the Mac."I don't care if there are 2, 5, or 17 clean PCs. Viral infection is epademic in the Windows operating system, it cost trillions of dollars and you guys cry about Market share and fanboys... whah. The guy on TV made fun of me. Whaaaaa. Fix it. How about if one of you writes a virus to clean up some of the problems windows has caused?
kestrelSep 20, 2009
@enantiodrama - You really don't have much of a grasp of software development. Nor, it would seem, do you have much of a grasp behind the reasons for hacking. Others have pointed out the flaws in your arguments, but you won't listen. The motivation behind hacking is, these days, more for monetary gain than it is for notoriety.As for Windows being inherently less secure. Yes, in many ways, there have been mistakes made, but Windows is largely insecure not because it is inferior, but because its users don't know how to best secure it. This is always going to be a problem with a consumer-level OS; you can't protect users from themselves.
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