Hacker: Snow Leopard less secure than Windows

[tyler811]

Linky

As reported by Techworld, Snow Leopard, Apple's highly anticipated new operating system, lacks basic security features that are found in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 says Charlie Miller, a noted security researcher.

Address Space Layout Randomization, commonly referred to as ASLR, randomly assigns data to the memory to make it more difficult for hackers to locate the critical operating system functions.

Charlie Miller of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators who many people may remember from when he successfully hacked a fully patched Macbook in seconds, was disappointed upon hearing that Apple did little to improve ASLR from Leopard to Snow Leopard.

 

[Crono]

It might be less secure, but it's also less targeted.

 

[destrekor]

makes sense.

The only reason Unix-based systems, and specifically OS X, aren't hacked as often as they are, is because hackers and coders like to cause as much damage as possible, and well... that's difficult to do when the install base is small.

 

[tasmanian]

Propaganda, everyone knows macs have no virus and never crash.

 

[Bateluer]

Security through obscurity is a myth.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Security through obscurity is a myth.

There is some legitimacy to it in that a human attacker might need a focus, but with blanket botnets out there, yeah, it is relegated to myth.

 

[zerocool84]

The funny thing with Mac people is that they say it's so awesome that it will get other people to buy it and the more people that get a Mac the more it'll be targeted. They should say it sucks so no one would buy one so it won't get targeted.

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
The funny thing with Mac people is that they say it's so awesome that it will get other people to buy it and the more people that get a Mac the more it'll be targeted. They should say it sucks so no one would buy one so it won't get targeted.

Like those new Mac commercials where it comes down to "I want one without those annoying virus'"....

 

[EGGO]

Is that news? I believe my Leopard OS is less secure than XP, much less the new Snow Leopard.

 

[dbk]

/lawnchair

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: dbk
/lawnchair

/popcorn

:beer:

Oh, and Text

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: tyler811
Linky

As reported by Techworld, Snow Leopard, Apple's highly anticipated new operating system, lacks basic security features that are found in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 says Charlie Miller, a noted security researcher.

Address Space Layout Randomization, commonly referred to as ASLR, randomly assigns data to the memory to make it more difficult for hackers to locate the critical operating system functions.

Charlie Miller of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators who many people may remember from when he successfully hacked a fully patched Macbook in seconds, was disappointed upon hearing that Apple did little to improve ASLR from Leopard to Snow Leopard.

I'm actually surprised that Microsoft hasn't hired some hackers (off the books, of course) to dedicate their time writing Mac viruses.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: ebaycj

Originally posted by: tyler811
Linky

As reported by Techworld, Snow Leopard, Apple's highly anticipated new operating system, lacks basic security features that are found in Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 says Charlie Miller, a noted security researcher.

Address Space Layout Randomization, commonly referred to as ASLR, randomly assigns data to the memory to make it more difficult for hackers to locate the critical operating system functions.

Charlie Miller of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators who many people may remember from when he successfully hacked a fully patched Macbook in seconds, was disappointed upon hearing that Apple did little to improve ASLR from Leopard to Snow Leopard.

I'm actually surprised that Microsoft hasn't hired some hackers (off the books, of course) to dedicate their time writing Mac viruses.

LOL that would be too funny