Re: [Fed-Talk] ammo: mi2g OS X is world's safest and most secure
Re: [Fed-Talk] ammo: mi2g OS X is world's safest and most secure
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] ammo: mi2g OS X is world's safest and most secure
- From: "R. Carvel Baus" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:18:17 -0500
I wouldn't be so quick to jump on that bandwagon. I think Mac's are
great and Apples dedication to an excellent product are undeniable, but
this article leaves much to be desired for proof of it being the most
secure system...
The study seems to measure the number of successful hacks but doesn't
make mention of the total number of attempts which would be a necessary
for comparison to determine lowest percentage of penetration on a per
system basis. BSD and Darwin may have been hacked less simply because
there were fewer attempts due to lower install base. The study does
seem to acknowledge that to a certain extent. But in that
acknowledgment it makes a subtle point that if you have BSD or Darwin
installed, you will have less financial damages (see paragraph on
Malware Proliferation) due to these "malware epidemics." While that may
be the case now, it would seem more a function of install base than
level of system security. When there is a larger install base of Mac OS
X clients and servers, it is most likely that the number of successful
hacks on the system will go up. Consider if the positions of Windows
and Mac OS were swapped, historically. Based on this articles logic, it
would find Windows as the most secure system (many assumptions are made
in such a statement.)
So while there may be fewer successful hacks of a Mac OS / BSD system,
I would think it is more likely due to the lack of install base.
This article "seems" more of a sales-pitch than anything, although it
is unclear as to what benefit they gain from pushing BSD / Mac based
systems. And whats with that preemptive "believe us, not them" blurb at
the end. I don't think statements like that lend to a company's
credibility.
Carvel
R. Carvel Baus
IT Operations, SPAWAR Systems Center
email: email@hidden
On Nov 3, 2004, at 4:53 PM, Stephen Bates wrote:
: mi2g Intelligence Unit - most secure computing environment
"The most comprehensive study ever undertaken by the mi2g Intelligence
Unit over 12 months reveals that the world's safest and most secure
24/7 online computing environment - operating system plus applications
- is proving to be the Open Source platform of BSD (Berkley Software
Distribution) and the Mac OS X based on Darwin. [snip]"
http://www.mi2g.com/cgi/mi2g/press/021104.php
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