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satori
11-27-2006, 05:51 PM
looks like there the MAC isn't as rock solid on security as Apple would have you believe.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6187302.stm
slowmtnsilhouette
11-27-2006, 06:08 PM
hahahahahahah!!!!
looks like there the MAC isn't as rock solid on security as Apple would have you believe.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6187302.stm
well, they said that the bug has only affected macs under lab circumstances and it has yet to be experienced or reported "in the wild"...
so suck it. lol.
matteekay
11-27-2006, 06:09 PM
*slow clap*
Wow. There's a way to exploit a Mac. Wow. I better stop enjoying the stable OS and processing power and switch over to a buggy, crash-laden, bogging Windows machine immediately.
..Or I could just not download compressed files from people I don't know. It'll be hard, seeing as how I do that ALL the time....
imagineer99
11-27-2006, 06:15 PM
*slow clap*
Wow. There's a way to exploit a Mac. Wow. I better stop enjoying the stable OS and processing power and switch over to a buggy, crash-laden, bogging Windows machine immediately.
..Or I could just not download compressed files from people I don't know. It'll be hard, seeing as how I do that ALL the time....
*Slow Clap*
Let's start a pointless Mac vs. PC debate. And, in the end we will come to one, single incontrovertible fact--they're both computers.
Gosh I'm sick of the Mac/PC bashing. Use what you like and shut up about it.
satori
11-27-2006, 06:23 PM
well, they said that the bug has only affected macs under lab circumstances and it has yet to be experienced or reported "in the wild"...
so suck it. lol.
what I was laughing about was The increasing popularity of Mac computers has led to increasing scrutiny of Apple's operating system and security researchers are unearthing many flaws and potential exploits., not the announcement today specifically.
Let's start a pointless Mac vs. PC debate.
I wasn't trying to start a debate
baldmonkey
11-27-2006, 06:25 PM
Well that is a flamebait if I ever saw one.
satori
11-27-2006, 06:28 PM
Well that is a flamebait if I ever saw one.
I guess here it is...
megaspam
11-27-2006, 06:30 PM
This isn't the first Mac problem. There was a problem a while ago, where you could bypass any password/login screen just by pasting a really long string of text into the password box.
Macs are something like 1% of the end user market, so it's not an attractive platform for virus writers. If everybody used a Mac, there'd be lots of viruses/spyware for it.
baldmonkey
11-27-2006, 06:33 PM
This discussion is so fukking old. Please let the drome be a Mac vs. Win-free zone.
slowmtnsilhouette
11-27-2006, 06:35 PM
yeah, im over it already...
satori
11-27-2006, 06:41 PM
done .
bird603568
11-27-2006, 06:53 PM
looks like there the MAC isn't as rock solid on security as Apple would have you believe.
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6187302.stm
its Mac not MAC
satori
11-27-2006, 07:05 PM
its Mac not MAC
and you're a fucking tool, but you don't see me posting it everytime you say something. ;)
sugarsickness
11-27-2006, 07:10 PM
Let's start a pointless Mac vs. PC debate.Mac VS WINDOWS
and MAC all capitals I tihnk would refer to MAC addresses and not a shortened version of Macintosh.
iggystar
11-27-2006, 07:10 PM
its Mac not MAC
Don't want the geeks to be confused between the tech company (Mac) and the one who makes many shades of lip gloss (MAC), huh?
Wait, how would you know the difference?
phatlip12
11-27-2006, 08:14 PM
I don't agree with the argument that macs are secure due to it not being the dominant OS. Hackers like to go after people that think they are immune to attacks. Wouldn't hackers love to prove all of the mac fanboys (myself being one of them) wrong when they talk about how secure there OS is? Theres alot of talk but not much action.
The truth is pretty much anything can be hacked. I am in now way shape or form saying that OS X is immune to attacks. I am however saying it is more secure and less likely to happen.
dromeonyourchest
11-27-2006, 09:34 PM
My favorite thing in Apple stores is to make the apple guys frustrated. I always make them show me how to partition windows on the mac and then ask if they know how to illegally d/l apple programs off the internet. Sorry to throw this terminology out there but some of the Apple store workers are uber nerds.
sloppybunny
11-27-2006, 09:36 PM
My favorite thing in Apple stores is to make the apple guys frustrated. I always make them show me how to partition windows on the mac and then ask if they know how to illegally d/l apple programs off the internet. Sorry to throw this terminology out there but some of the Apple store workers are uber nerds.
Which is strange as I think Apple OS is the easier to use for people who aren't nerds. It's all just clicking on pretty pictures, more so then Windows IMO
slowmtnsilhouette
11-27-2006, 09:38 PM
My favorite thing in Apple stores is to make the apple guys frustrated. I always make them show me how to partition windows on the mac and then ask if they know how to illegally d/l apple programs off the internet. Sorry to throw this terminology out there but some of the Apple store workers are uber nerds.
hahahahha. thats hilarious....
phatlip12
11-27-2006, 09:38 PM
Which is strange as I think Apple OS is the easier to use for people who aren't nerds. It's all just clicking on pretty pictures, more so then Windows IMO
Deff one of the reasons why I love OSX, its so easy to use.
thefast
11-27-2006, 11:35 PM
I get about 7 or 8 updates for Windows a month that, in their description, say there's a security flaw that's been identified which could allow for an attacker to take complete control over a Windows-based machine. How often do Mac users get these sort of updates?
wastern
11-27-2006, 11:41 PM
wow....a single bug makes news. what does that tell you
would you like to look at the scorecard between OS X and Windows????? I didn't think so
I get about 7 or 8 updates for Windows a month that, in their description, say there's a security flaw that's been identified which could allow for an attacker to take complete control over a Windows-based machine. How often do Mac users get these sort of updates?There have been approximately 20 updates since Jan 3rd, 2006 that contain security fixes. However, please note that some of those updates were apps (iTunes, Quicktime, Remote Desktop) and some are for developer related tools only or high end products like the Xsan Filesystem. One was an Airport Firmware updates.
Updates will only show up if the system actually needs it, i.e. if it's a Java hole, the update will only appear if the system has the affected version.
Other updates affect only very specific platforms (e.g. Mac Pro with Mac OS X 10.4.7) due to the bundle that was shupped on them.
So, after all that, the user will see considerably less updates that are obviously about security. Also, most users don't tend to notice when a QT patch has a security fix in it.