Re: [Fed-Talk] OS X Hacked in 30 Minutes - The Truth
Re: [Fed-Talk] OS X Hacked in 30 Minutes - The Truth
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] OS X Hacked in 30 Minutes - The Truth
- From: Michael Pike <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:05:50 -0700
I have not only converted family, but last count 23 people at work to
mac... all are very happy :)
mike
On Mar 8, 2006, at 7:06 AM, Richard A. Kilcoyne wrote:
Something strange is definitely afoot. While the rash of recent
security articles are based on a handful of press releases, when
placed in the context of the computing industry things look
interesting:
1) Vista is coming with purported "enhanced security"
2) For the first time in a long time (if ever), Macs are slowly but
surely eating into Windows market share
3) For the most part, security in XP is a joke and this fact has
gone mainstream
4) A/V vendors, under shareholder pressure to increase revs, are
looking for new customers outside a saturated market (Windows A/V)
5) Linux is not a serious desktop contender
6) If Macs catch on like iPods, MS could be in for a really tough
fight
7) Large media outlets such as CNN are picking up these stories --
this doesn't happen by accident -- it takes momentum in its various
forms
There are other points that I thought of on the way home last
night, but I can't recall at the moment. One thing is for sure --
more ridiculous press releases are to come.
Here's a question for you folks: Have many of you moved family
members to Macs? After refusing to touch Windows PC anymore, just
about everyone in my family has a Mac and I no longer get silly
support calls. As a matter of fact, my father thinks his iBook is
"boring" because there's nothing to tinker with -- it just always
works as expected. :)
Rick
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Richard A. Kilcoyne
Network Security, Code 5544
Center for High Assurance Computing
U.S. Naval Research Lab
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Washington, DC 20375
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On Mar 8, 2006, at 4:49 AM, Michael Pike wrote:
ZDNet Reported it, and it was a bunch of misinformaiton.
Thankfully a
university did another study, and here are the results:
http://test.doit.wisc.edu/
Again, the A/V companies are trying to capitalize on A/V software.
DO NOT GIVE INTO THE PROPOGANDA!
If you feel you need A/V software (and you very well may), it's free
and open source:
http://www.clamxav.com
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