Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

FBI Agent Talks Crime, Macs

Posted by pudge on from the put-down-that-one-button-mouse-and-back-away-slowly dept.

hype7 writes "There's an article at SecurityFocus describing a visit an FBI agent to Washington University. His visit was ostensibly about computer security and the general public's complete lack of any idea on computer security whatsoever: 'I have spent a considerable amount in the computer underground and have seen many ways in which clever individuals trick unsuspecting users. I don't think most people have a clue just how bad things are.' His talk ranged from some of the pranks he's seen played on unsuspecting users, to Eastern European extortion of big banks." WeakGeek added, "FBI security guys are using Macs because, 'those machines can do just about anything: run software for Mac, Unix, or Windows, using either a GUI or the command line. And they're secure out of the box.' Another good quote: 'If you're a bad guy and you want to frustrate law enforcement, use a Mac.'"

4 of 654 comments (clear)

  1. What a joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "And they're secure out of the box."

    I nearly fell out of my chair, I laughed so hard.

  2. I... by anicholo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new Mac OS/X Overlords!

    dadada

    --
    We are The Atheists. Lower your egos and surrender your beliefs. Resistance is futile.
  3. Re: IRIX != Solaris != HPUX != AIX != SCO != OS X by Bloody+Twit · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Yet somehow they all equal BSD...
    ...which is dying.

    Oh, crap.

    --
    [Insert pseudo-intellectual anti-Amerikan/pro-socialist sig here]
  4. Re:More good quotes... by texnologos · · Score: -1, Redundant

    We all know what apple stands for... Yet another proprietary OS, quite expensive but with few applications and hardware to choose between. Besides, security is all about source code, if you don't have access to your source code, you don't count.