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| DATE | 2004-06-26 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Mac OS X security myth exposed
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<<relatively secure operating system is unwarranted, Secunia said. This year
and last year Secunia tallied 36 advisories on security issues with the
software, many of them allowing attackers to remotely take over the system -
comparable to figures on operating systems such as Windows XP Professional
and Red Hat Enterprise Server.>>>
Not to defend Mac OS X, but this is not a measureent of security. Measurement
of security is a qualitative and quantitative measurement. One would need to
measure the number of ***actual*** exploits, ie: Computers which have been
hacked into, and some measurement of the kind of damage which was done. Measuring
the number of security alerts only MEASURES THE ALERTNESS OF THE OS'S DESIGNERS
to security. This measurement has to, with out a doubt, make teams more concerned
about security look less secure.
Sure, there is no security announcments for Windows, MS WAITS until the security holes
are exploited and flood the damn internet with viruses.
Ruben
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