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All this test will prove is that Apache on OSX is as secure as any of the thousands and thousands of Windows IIS servers that aren't ever hacked. Yippee!

I still think the importance of the last contest is being totally missed. While it isn't a remote exploit by itself, the privilege escalation exploit combined with social engineering means that malware targetting OSX gets root access, something the Mac zealots have sworn was OSX's biggest advantage over a default XP install.

Personally I think it is completely disingenuous for the UofW contest owner to even suggest that his contest is testing anything comparable to what the first contest was testing. I suppose it only proves that bias exists in both directions, as if we didn't already know that. happy
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Wow, yes, did not realize the last hack was because accounts were given out  DonnieBoy | 03/07/06
We don't even know that  tic swayback | 03/07/06
True, untill the give more information, this tells us nothing.  DonnieBoy | 03/07/06
Credit?  Fred Fredrickson | 03/07/06
They HAD to follow up on it  BitTwiddler | 03/08/06
they did mention  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
ZDnet was misleading!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 03/08/06
So who is taking bets?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/07/06
...  FreeBSD | 03/07/06
So before the machine is even compromised ...  ShadeTree | 03/08/06
RE: So who is taking bets?  crash89 | 03/07/06
Haven't your heard? There is one born everry minute. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/07/06
Tada!!!  5th Limb in the Kisser | 03/07/06
Pretty Scary  crash89 | 03/07/06
one born...  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
Professional Hackers won?t advertise ?, a novice might, but ... (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/07/06
Professional Hackers? Is there such a thing?  Laff | 03/07/06
Oh, you believe that Osama is a dilettante because ...  Vily Clay | 03/07/06
At first I was going to say that Hacker to Terrorist was quite a stretch!  Laff | 03/08/06
Professional...  jasonp@... | 03/08/06
heh heh heh .... So are you saying there are those who  Laff | 03/08/06
distorted image  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
Can't the just call programers....programers?  Laff | 03/08/06
Laff, who's Osama - a professional or a dilettante? (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/08/06
definition...  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
You don't work in the intelligence field  Chad_z | 03/08/06
Define people who are making a living by high-scale hacking (NT)  Vily Clay | 03/08/06
I'll bet you that you'll LOSE!!!  5th Limb in the Kisser | 03/07/06
ZDNet isn't  Richard Flude | 03/07/06
Thanks, Dave.  zdnetGuy | 03/07/06
Kind of silly if you ask me  toadlife | 03/07/06
Yup  NonZealot | 03/07/06
Still a major advantage  Richard Flude | 03/07/06
Incorrect  java.user | 03/08/06
Correction  george_ou | 03/08/06
Not True  java.user | 03/08/06
Not.  nomorems | 03/08/06
i agree with this  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
And yet..  nomorems | 03/08/06
Nobody EVER listens to me!  JetJaguar | 03/07/06
Nope, not good enough  Boot_Agnostic | 03/08/06
like this?  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
btw: that was in a 24hr period.  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
Well, that should make anybody feel warm and fuzzy  Boot_Agnostic | 03/08/06
i would feel special...  linuxoverwindows | 03/09/06
The results are in!  crash89 | 03/08/06
I wish this guy would do the same test with a Windows XP product  mlindl | 03/08/06
well, i would say...  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
i like the idea myself  Monkey_MCSE | 03/08/06
For your infrmation  j.m.galvin | 03/08/06
then it sounds fair to test...  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
I forgot one thing  j.m.galvin | 03/08/06
so macs really are unhackable  corticus | 03/08/06
It's more secure than Windows  Chad_z | 03/08/06
Great Idea  miked@... | 03/08/06
in my post above...  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
Just saying  Boot_Agnostic | 03/08/06
Pointless  ibabadur1 | 03/08/06
why do hax0rz hax0r?  linuxoverwindows | 03/08/06
Most viruses don't attack port 80 or 443 anymore.  Narg | 03/08/06
Why worry then?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 03/08/06
dont tell them our secret!  linuxoverwindows | 03/09/06
No danger.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 03/09/06
but there are still some...  linuxoverwindows | 03/09/06

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