Hacker: Snow Leopard less secure than Windows

Hacker: Snow Leopard less secure than Windows
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#1 Gragier_521

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 05:06 PM

Snow Leopard lacks security features that are built in to Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, a noted Mac researcher has said.

Dubbed ASLR, for address space layout randomisation, the technology randomly assigns data to memory to make it tougher for attackers to determine the location of critical operating system functions, and thus make it harder for them to craft reliable exploits.

"Apple didn't change anything," said Charlie Miller, of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators, the co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook, and winner of two consecutive "Pwn2own" hacker contests. "It's the exact same ASLR as in Leopard, which means it's not very good."

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#2 Abhi

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 05:19 PM

Come on now...that is one of those 300,000 features!

#3 Frylock86

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 05:44 PM

Malware
Adware
Computer Insecurity

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#4 tupai

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 06:59 PM

Frylock86, on 16 September 2009 - 11:14 PM, said:

Malware
Adware
Computer Insecurity

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I SOO AGREE TO IT...........

#5 orcus

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 08:55 PM

I am going to laugh so hard when a new virus hit all these mac users that are dreaming that they are safe....I wonder what the next mac commercial will be after that...

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 09:47 PM

orcus, on 16 September 2009 - 09:55 PM, said:

I am going to laugh so hard when a new virus hit all these mac users that are dreaming that they are safe....I wonder what the next mac commercial will be after that...

so what if you WIll get hacked we cost more money so we are better. just give us your money!!!!!
and i LOVE your Avvy its all about Disturbed

#7 FalseAgent

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Posted 16 September 2009 - 10:58 PM

orcus, on 17 September 2009 - 04:55 AM, said:

I am going to laugh so hard when a new virus hit all these mac users that are dreaming that they are safe....I wonder what the next mac commercial will be after that...

NEVAR!!!!1 THAT WILL NEVER EVER HAPPEN HEAR MAC FANBOYS RAWR

Mac does EVERYTHING better, including computer insecurity. :lol:

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#8 Freka

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Posted 17 September 2009 - 12:25 AM

What you guys don't realize is that we won't be hit by this "big" virus because there is no such thing and won't be for some long time. If you get a virus on a Mac you really don't know how browse and you should just give up on life.