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RE: Mac Security
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:49:20 +1300
Todd Towles to Valdis:
The guys savaging you for suggesting it are quite probably the single biggest reason MacOSX got a line item to itself in the latest SANS Top 20.Yep, it was included more for the apple communtiy's lack of understanding of possible attacks (or unwillingness to see the facts) than for real direct attacks.
The same applies _in large part_ to Linux systems. Far too many "largely security clueless" folk run them in "Win95 security mode" because "it's easier to do things". These same folk claim that they use Linux because "it's more secure", but then run everything as "root- equivalent". The number of virus-infected ELF binaries I pull off compromised Linux web servers suggests that the security opinions of anyone who says "there is no real Linux virus/malware threat" can be completely and totally ignored... Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- RE: Mac Security, (continued)
- RE: Mac Security Larry Seltzer (Jan 18)
- RE: Mac Security Todd Towles (Jan 18)
- Re: Mac Security Dude VanWinkle (Jan 18)
- Re[2]: Mac Security Pierre Vandevenne (Jan 18)
- Re: Re[2]: Mac Security Dude VanWinkle (Jan 18)
- RE: Mac Security David Harley (Jan 19)
- Re: Mac Security Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 19)
- Re: Mac Security Dude VanWinkle (Jan 18)
- RE: Mac Security Nick FitzGerald (Jan 19)
- Re: Mac Security Dude VanWinkle (Jan 19)
- Re: Mac Security Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 19)