RE: Mac Security

["Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>]

David wrote:
> As a Mac AV specialist, I've been savaged many times for 
> daring to suggest that the platform (especially post-OS X) is 
> not 100% invulnerable. The ironic thing is that I like Macs 
> and might well use one all the time if my job didn't require 
> me to stay up date with other OS's, but would worry about 
> acquiring the same defensiveness/arrogance...
>
> I like the brand of arrogance I already have, thank you. ;-)

Was it almost impossible to make them see it your way? Even with all the
evidence? Open-Source issues being sliently fixed in OSX ports, etc. 

2003 OSS Sendmail flaw was also in OSX -
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2003/09/21.1.shtml

I had another article that talked about how most OSS groups will patch
the OSS software before Apple patches the issue, therefore giving
attackers the possible attack map to hit Apple.

-Todd

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