Comments on: MAC OS Get’s Fitted for a Trojan http://www.techjaws.com/mac-os-gets-fitted-for-a-trojan/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.techjaws.com/mac-os-gets-fitted-for-a-trojan/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Dave Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:46:24 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=324#comment-819 The problem in attacking Linux systems is that most are updated very regularly. Any time a vulnerability is discovered, it is fixed VERY quickly, like in a matter of days, or even hours. Microsoft doesn't trust its users with the source code for its products, so M$ users must wait until a problem affects a large number of users before Microsoft considers it enough of a problem to justify paying a programmer to repair it. All close-source software has this same, potentially fatal flaw, and the closed-source portions of OS X are no exception. The problem in attacking Linux systems is that most are updated very regularly. Any time a vulnerability is discovered, it is fixed VERY quickly, like in a matter of days, or even hours. Microsoft doesn’t trust its users with the source code for its products, so M$ users must wait until a problem affects a large number of users before Microsoft considers it enough of a problem to justify paying a programmer to repair it.

All close-source software has this same, potentially fatal flaw, and the closed-source portions of OS X are no exception.

]]> By: Curt http://www.techjaws.com/mac-os-gets-fitted-for-a-trojan/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Curt Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:02:51 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=324#comment-807 It seems nothing is safe from those damn hackers. Bunch of thugs is what they are! They're even working on the Linux platform as it gains popularity. It seems nothing is safe from those damn hackers. Bunch of thugs is what they are!

They’re even working on the Linux platform as it gains popularity.

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