[LINK] Re: Windows XP versus Vista

[Adrian Chadd]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2008, Ivan Trundle wrote:

> Where are these stories? I've been using networked Macs for years, and  
> diligently look for any possible intrusions or malware, but have yet  
> to find any.
> 
> And it's not just 'security through obscurity', either - an inherently  
> stronger system is going to be hacked less, regardless of numbers.

The problem is that the user is involved in making decisions which
affect security.

Apple products don't have a spotless security record. Plenty of the
UNIX subsystem stuff has had issues which do show up as MacOS X
vulnerabilities.

The problem is that this industry hasn't yet found the right balance
between "sandboxing" and "granting access to data"; usually you're
either -very- sandboxed (eg flash, for the most part), or you get access
to do almost anything you want (eg javascript, java (sandboxed or not),
web browsers and their "Cross site" magic, etc.) There's no middle
ground thats actually -properly- implemented.

Liability is where its at :)


2c,

Adrian