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Computer Security Still Totally Inadequate
Several news sources are running articles detailing the lack of computer security on all platforms. Symantec foretells a dark future for Firefox and Mac users describing their security as a "false paradise". Kernel developer and Red Hat fellow, Allan Cox stated in his recent interview with O'Reilly that "even the best systems today are totally inadequate". He goes on to say that "We are still in a world where an attack like the Slammer worm, combined with a PC BIOS eraser or disk locking tool, could wipe out half the PCs exposed to the Internet in a few hours," Cox said. "In a sense we are fortunate that most attackers want to control and use systems they attack rather than destroy them."
Go Linux!
java is a joke... just take a look at the source if you don't believe me...
"Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OS's is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders"
... for a hacker to have any interest whatsoever in root access to a macosx machine.
You're right but it's true that ALL software is crap. I write some of the best software of anyone I've ever seen and I still consider it crap. No matter how perfect there is still room for error especially when combined with other software.
At what price learning? At what cost wisdom? The price is a man's peace of mind, and the cost is his life.
no one writes viruses for macosx because there's like 15 of you idiots.
Are we still talking about that stupid rootkit that actually requires root privileges to install?
Why is it that people can't accept that Windows simply has the unenviable position of being the most popular and the most insecure OS around?