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Apple Adds Memory Randomization To Leopard
.mack notes a ZDNet blog outlining some of the security features added to OSX Leopard (10.5). Here's Apple's brief description of all 11 new security features. "Apple has announced plans to add code-scrambling diversity to Mac OS X Leopard, a move aimed at making the operating system more resilient to virus and worm attacks. The security technology, known as ASLR (address space layout randomization), randomly arranges the positions of key data areas to prevent malware authors from predicting target addresses. Another new feature coming in Leopard is Sandboxing (systrace), which limits an application's access to the system by enforcing access policies for system calls."
Being that BSD and Linux are updated regually. And we havent had an OS X Sience after Vista. They all kinda came out at the same time. Each Next major (or Sub Major) relase has the feature. OS X is the last one to give an Update to their OS. Now BSD, Linux and Microsoft will scramble to create features that compete with apples new features. It is an endless cycle. Isn't competition grand.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
Don't worry... Somehow people will soon think that ihey invented the thing and everybody else is copying int... I post anonymously of course. fear the macbois.
I'm sorry, I haven't read the latest marketi... sorry, tech doc on .NET and how wonderful it is.
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.