It's a good thing Apple markets OSX as pretty..

[Animalor]

...and not as secure.

http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6046197 ... &subj=news

[Sargeras]

And how many security vulnerabilities does Windows have?

[Winnow]

And how many security vulnerabilities does Windows have?

One vulnerability is one too many! Both fail. You can throw that lame last ditch Apple lover reason out the window!

[cadalano]

Apple has vulnerabilities just like Microsoft. Apples are not exploited because you want to set off the bomb in a packed stadium rather than an empty comedy club.


Actually the guy in the article put it very nicely,

"Mac OS X is easy pickings for bug finders. That said, it doesn't have the market share to really interest most serious bug finders,"

Apple's ability at damage control will be tested in the future if their popurity grows.

[Leonaerd]

Apples are not exploited because you want to set off the bomb in a packed stadium rather than an empty comedy club.

Requesting permission to use that BURN against Mac lovers. Please?

[Zaelath]

"The rm-my-mac challenge was set up similar to how you would have a Mac acting as a server--with various remote services running and local access to users..."

As I would have a Mac acting as a server eh? Umm... what?

This looks like a priviledge escalation exploit, very low on the scale of difficulty on any Unix-like system.

Macs aren't bulletproof. Desktop operating systems open to teh interweb are trivially hacked; do you really think if you opened a WinXP box to the web with an anonymous Terminal Server on the thing, and advertised the fact, it would survive more than a few hours?

[Animalor]

Heh Never claimed Windows was bulletproof. Just enjoy it tremendously when the other sideo f the fence gets the shaft too. =P