The MAC doesn't have as many security issues as Windows
BZZZZTTTT!!!
From
Infoworld:
Month of security bugs set to bite Apple
Two hackers plan to disclose bugs in the Mac OS X kernel, Safari, iTunes, iPhoto and QuickTime
Apple Computer will soon be a member of the "month of bugs" club.
On Jan. 1, two security researchers will begin publishing details of a flood of security vulnerabilities in Apple's products. Their plan is to disclose one bug per day for the entire month, they said Tuesday.
The project is being launched by an independent security researcher, Kevin Finisterre, and a hacker known as LMH, who declined to reveal his identity.
Some of the bugs "might represent a significant risk," LMH said in an e-mail interview. "Others have a lower impact on security. We are trying to develop working exploits for every issue we find."
The two hackers plan to disclose bugs in the Mac OS X kernel as well as in software such as Safari, iTunes, iPhoto and QuickTime, LMH said. Some of the bugs will also affect versions of Apple's software designed to run on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, he added.
Going to be an interesting few months for people. And Finisterre, and LMH are just going after the low hanging fruit. Any operating system of this level of complexity is going to have security issues. This was not a big deal ten years ago but now everyone is always-on and always-connected.
Posted by DaveH at December 20, 2006 8:56 PM