Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple and un-announced security patches
Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple and un-announced security patches
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Apple and un-announced security patches
- From: "Blackmon Jerry (Contractor)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:28:08 -0400
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Apple and un-announced security patches
When you're working with closed source, how do you really know that what you're told is even accurate? Any way to verify what the vendor is telling you? I'd also question the veracity of/motivation behind this information. I'm sure Sophos has our best interests at heart. They've been so caring and altruistic in the past.
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Jerry L. Blackmon II <email@hidden<mailto:email@hidden>>
Senior Systems Administrator
Open Technology Group (Contractor)
OITO, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
"The more I learn about computers, the more I like my pencil." -- Susan Katz
On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Nichols, Jared - 1170 - MITLL wrote:
Apparently with the 10.6.4 update Apple updated its malware def file "Xprotect.plist" without telling anyone.
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/06/18/apple-secretly-updates-mac-malware-protection/
Thoughts on this? Does Apple have a responsibility to fully disclose what it fixes?
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436
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