Comments on: Mac@Work Series: Part 5 “ Security http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:15:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: webmffasterhi http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-164962 webmffasterhi Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:14:54 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-164962 Hi Guys, I just found a pretty nice site for unlock / jailbreak/ iphone 3g 3gs and iphone4 jailbreak. http://www.anysim.net/ Thank u Anysim Team for fast Support. :) Did everybody now when the update ios 4.3 for iphone4 comes? Hi Guys, I just found a pretty nice site for unlock / jailbreak/ iphone 3g 3gs and iphone4 jailbreak.

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]]> By: webmffasterhi http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-164948 webmffasterhi Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:33:54 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-164948 http://sebastianwurth.de.tl/ http://marcoangelini.de.tl/ Die Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Sebastian Wurth und Justin Bieber sind schon verblüffend. Sie würden sich auch ohne den gleichen Haarschnitt sehr ähnlich sehen und hinzu kommt, beide sind 16 Jahre alt. Ein Vergleich hinkt, Justin Bieber ist schon ein Star und sein Konto wird auch um einiges besser aussehen, als das von Sebastian. Den Vergleich zu Justin Bieber mag das DSDS-Küken gar nicht leiden, wobei er gegen den Erfolg wohl kaum etwas einzuwenden hätte. Seine Meinung zu Justin ist auch nicht gerade hoch, denn er sagte in Bezug auf den Vergleich zu Bild: www.bmw-eba.de.tl http://sebastianwurth.de.tl/
http://marcoangelini.de.tl/
Die Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Sebastian Wurth und Justin Bieber sind schon verblüffend. Sie würden sich auch ohne den gleichen Haarschnitt sehr ähnlich sehen und hinzu kommt, beide sind 16 Jahre alt.

Ein Vergleich hinkt, Justin Bieber ist schon ein Star und sein Konto wird auch um einiges besser aussehen, als das von Sebastian.

Den Vergleich zu Justin Bieber mag das DSDS-Küken gar nicht leiden, wobei er gegen den Erfolg wohl kaum etwas einzuwenden hätte. Seine Meinung zu Justin ist auch nicht gerade hoch, denn er sagte in Bezug auf den Vergleich zu Bild:
http://www.bmw-eba.de.tl

]]> By: Loweded Wookie http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-156717 Loweded Wookie Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:07:02 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-156717 I agree with NachX. If there are Mac OS X viruses in the wild the ONLY way they can be propagated is by the user and they cannot be automatically installed like in Windows therefore the very idea that Macs are vulnerable to viruses comes from social engineering not through a failing on the part of the OS. 60% of the web is run by UNIX based systems which means there is more market share for UNIX based machines to be hacked than people realise and yet there have been a total of 0% taken down by a virus on those machines. If they do get taken down it's usually due to a virus on a Windows machine. The security through obscurity notion is pure bollocks. Virus writers want their names out there for bragging rights so Mac OS X is a hugely visible target and yet no one has been able to write viruses for the wild that can take over machines like on Windows. It's got nothing to do with marketshare it's got everything to do with bragging rights and wouldn't it make sense to shut those preachy Mac users up with a virus? The only guy seemingly able to hack the Mac is that idiot Charlie Miller and he can't even do that onsite, he has to spend months creating a hack and take that along to the Hacker Conference whereby two days later his efforts are largely thwarted by Apple releasing a security update which kills his ability to hack. I think it's a great move on Apple's part. Let the hack get publicised, then patch it two days later. That way Apple looks as though it's working really quickly while at the same time take ALL the wind out of Miller's sails. Truth is Apple would have already had the patch in place and be doing it's testing while Miller is trying to gain glory for himself. Hackers would be better off NOT saying anything to the media and take control of machines on the quiet instead of publicising these hacks. Just shows hackers aren't that intelligent after all are they? I agree with NachX. If there are Mac OS X viruses in the wild the ONLY way they can be propagated is by the user and they cannot be automatically installed like in Windows therefore the very idea that Macs are vulnerable to viruses comes from social engineering not through a failing on the part of the OS.

60% of the web is run by UNIX based systems which means there is more market share for UNIX based machines to be hacked than people realise and yet there have been a total of 0% taken down by a virus on those machines. If they do get taken down it’s usually due to a virus on a Windows machine.

The security through obscurity notion is pure bollocks. Virus writers want their names out there for bragging rights so Mac OS X is a hugely visible target and yet no one has been able to write viruses for the wild that can take over machines like on Windows. It’s got nothing to do with marketshare it’s got everything to do with bragging rights and wouldn’t it make sense to shut those preachy Mac users up with a virus?

The only guy seemingly able to hack the Mac is that idiot Charlie Miller and he can’t even do that onsite, he has to spend months creating a hack and take that along to the Hacker Conference whereby two days later his efforts are largely thwarted by Apple releasing a security update which kills his ability to hack.

I think it’s a great move on Apple’s part. Let the hack get publicised, then patch it two days later. That way Apple looks as though it’s working really quickly while at the same time take ALL the wind out of Miller’s sails. Truth is Apple would have already had the patch in place and be doing it’s testing while Miller is trying to gain glory for himself.

Hackers would be better off NOT saying anything to the media and take control of machines on the quiet instead of publicising these hacks.

Just shows hackers aren’t that intelligent after all are they?

]]> By: nachX http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-156709 nachX Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:04:26 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-156709 You're ignoring a lot about how a UNIX system works, and that's one of the main reasons that such OSs are mostly inmune to viruses. I always think that those arguments about Windows getting more viruses than a Mac just because of the greater installed base are just BS. Don't you guys remember that back on the OS9 times there where thousands of viruses and guess what? That was when the installed base where much smaller than now, and Apple was much less mainstream. So, maybe it's because black hat hackers doesn't have a Mac to make a virus on OSX¦ BUT, it happens that from a goood, good time ago OSX can run on quite a lot of PCs, so that argument can't be true anymore. So then is because hackers are not interested on the Apple platform¦ Which is again not true, or haven't you seen what happend on the Black Hat Conference just weeks ago? Even Mac OSX Mobile was targeted, so don't give me the "there's no interest" BS. And do you know how many viruses are for the last kernel of linux? Isn't just a coincidence that both systems (linux and OSX) are UNIX based? My guess is that we will never see real viruses on such systems, as a virus must be able to replicate itself, infect other computers without user permission, and make some damage. Troyans or other malware on OSX don't and can't behave like that. You’re ignoring a lot about how a UNIX system works, and that’s one of the main reasons that such OSs are mostly inmune to viruses.
I always think that those arguments about Windows getting more viruses than a Mac just because of the greater installed base are just BS. Don’t you guys remember that back on the OS9 times there where thousands of viruses and guess what? That was when the installed base where much smaller than now, and Apple was much less mainstream.

So, maybe it’s because black hat hackers doesn’t have a Mac to make a virus on OSX¦ BUT, it happens that from a goood, good time ago OSX can run on quite a lot of PCs, so that argument can’t be true anymore.

So then is because hackers are not interested on the Apple platform¦ Which is again not true, or haven’t you seen what happend on the Black Hat Conference just weeks ago? Even Mac OSX Mobile was targeted, so don’t give me the “there’s no interest” BS.

And do you know how many viruses are for the last kernel of linux? Isn’t just a coincidence that both systems (linux and OSX) are UNIX based? My guess is that we will never see real viruses on such systems, as a virus must be able to replicate itself, infect other computers without user permission, and make some damage. Troyans or other malware on OSX don’t and can’t behave like that.

]]> By: Adam http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-156708 Adam Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:48:47 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-156708 The main reason for the small amount of virus on Mac is not only the comparatively small market quote, but also the comparatively more difficulties to attack. Thus transfer the attack focus from Windows to Mac will become worthless, and that situation wouldn't change soon. For example, "To my knowledge the vulnerabilities still require the user to type in the administer password to allow the nasty virus entrance to the warm cozy confines of the mac hard drive." That's true for Mac, but you don't even have to bother with the password when you run into troubles on a Windows machine. The main reason for the small amount of virus on Mac is not only the comparatively small market quote, but also the comparatively more difficulties to attack. Thus transfer the attack focus from Windows to Mac will become worthless, and that situation wouldn’t change soon.

For example, “To my knowledge the vulnerabilities still require the user to type in the administer password to allow the nasty virus entrance to the warm cozy confines of the mac hard drive.” That’s true for Mac, but you don’t even have to bother with the password when you run into troubles on a Windows machine.

]]> By: Russ Phelan http://macapper.com/2009/08/14/macwork-series-part-5-%e2%80%93-security/comment-page-1/#comment-156700 Russ Phelan Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:26:30 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=8973#comment-156700 The worm rumored to be included in those iWork 09 torrents never existed. All information pertaining to it came from a single Mac anti-virus company, who it appears was desperate for some business. Nobody ever reporting receiving a faulty iWork torrent, and no such torrents were ever discovered or removed. Russ The worm rumored to be included in those iWork 09 torrents never existed. All information pertaining to it came from a single Mac anti-virus company, who it appears was desperate for some business. Nobody ever reporting receiving a faulty iWork torrent, and no such torrents were ever discovered or removed.

Russ

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