Comments on: Measuring up the Security Risks for Mac – Are Apple Prepared? http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/ Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing & Computer Security Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: backbone http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-197 backbone Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:12:11 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-197 but let's not forget that script kiddies scan thousands of IP addresses, mainly UNIX ones... and due to various flaws in rlogin they can gain access to UNIX sistems... but let’s not forget that script kiddies scan thousands of IP addresses, mainly UNIX ones… and due to various flaws in rlogin they can gain access to UNIX sistems…

]]> By: Darknet http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-194 Darknet Sat, 18 Mar 2006 05:13:49 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-194 <strong>kurt:</strong> Yah I guess, I'll try and be clearer, wasn't trying to say there were none, just that the risk they pose is nowhere near as high as the risk generated from Windows malware. kurt: Yah I guess, I’ll try and be clearer, wasn’t trying to say there were none, just that the risk they pose is nowhere near as high as the risk generated from Windows malware.

]]> By: kurt wismer http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-187 kurt wismer Fri, 17 Mar 2006 16:01:47 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-187 the part of your post that i quoted does state that there were no viruses... perhaps you meant something else there, but the way i interpret "there are already bluetooth viruses, so why not linux and mac" is that there are no mac or linux viruses... perhaps it was just ambiguous... the part of your post that i quoted does state that there were no viruses… perhaps you meant something else there, but the way i interpret “there are already bluetooth viruses, so why not linux and mac” is that there are no mac or linux viruses…

perhaps it was just ambiguous…

]]> By: Darknet http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-186 Darknet Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:43:39 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-186 <strong>kurt:</strong> Thanks for the spam, but read the article. I didn't say there were NO viruses, I didn't say OSX or Linux was immune, I said the amount of viruses were LOW and their impact is minor compared to the shit Windows viruses are dishing out. Cheers :) <blockquote>To be very clear, a real problem has not yet developed, and Inqtana.A and Leap.A are not a real problem, except to the extent that they may be bellwether</blockquote> kurt: Thanks for the spam, but read the article. I didn’t say there were NO viruses, I didn’t say OSX or Linux was immune, I said the amount of viruses were LOW and their impact is minor compared to the shit Windows viruses are dishing out. Cheers :)

To be very clear, a real problem has not yet developed, and Inqtana.A and Leap.A are not a real problem, except to the extent that they may be bellwether

]]> By: kurt wismer http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-184 kurt wismer Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:38:51 +0000 http://www.darknet.org.uk/2006/03/measuring-up-the-security-risks-for-mac-are-apple-prepared/#comment-184 "Mac and Linux aren’t (at the moment), there are already Bluetooth viruses, so why not Linux and Mac.." there ARE mac and linux viruses... there are a number of popular myths about viruses for the mac that deserve to be debunked “Mac and Linux aren’t (at the moment), there are already Bluetooth viruses, so why not Linux and Mac..”

there ARE mac and linux viruses…

there are a number of popular myths about viruses for the mac that deserve to be debunked

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