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the details  mail123list | 03/27/08
Questions  Userama | 03/29/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  IX | 03/27/08
Oh the agony  Chiatzu | 03/27/08
security through obscurity  Scubajrr | 03/28/08
Your valuable time formula revisited.  Joel R | 03/28/08
Don't be disappointed  frgough | 03/28/08
Please...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
well  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
A Virus is not the same a hack to PWN  Michael Fournier | 03/25/09
a little misleading...  doh123 | 03/27/08
Not really misleading...  storm14k | 03/27/08
But he setting up the website took him more than two minutes.  sigma2 | 03/27/08
enough with the excuses  Paul Fletcher | 03/28/08
...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
no...  doh123 | 03/28/08
Re: a little misleading...  silent.griffin | 03/28/08
No matter how you spin this  NonZealot | 03/28/08
Have yet too see you post on a MS or Linux discussion?  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Where's OLE MAN?  tubr0 | 03/28/08
He is trying to find his book  Chippolus | 03/28/08
LOL...nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/03/08
so...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
check your facts  russguill | 03/28/08
Spin  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
Spun...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/28/08
Also...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
re: Also...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
Also . . .  JLHenry | 03/29/08
re: Spun...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
Now can I bray?  NonZealot | 03/28/08
re: Now can I bray?  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
Grand Prize won, also-ran prizes pwnd later  grail@... | 04/01/08
Wanted the $10,000, not the Mac  KTLA | 03/28/08
Ooh! That's gotta hurt happy  ye | 03/28/08
Misunderstanding the hacker  KTLA | 03/28/08
dont think so...  doh123 | 03/28/08
Do Macs ship with that recommendation?  NonZealot | 03/29/08
Zero Day Initiative irresponsible  vi0l3t1975@... | 03/27/08
Well  DannyO_0x98 | 03/27/08
True and not irresoponsible...  cornpie | 03/28/08
Re: True and not irresoponsible...  none none | 03/28/08
What's the problem?  Wolfie2K3 | 03/28/08
And which browser IS safe for Joe Public?  MinorityReport | 03/28/08
Excellent question!  NonZealot | 03/28/08
Responsible Disclosure  grail@... | 04/01/08
Misleading Title  Stuka | 03/27/08
lol  Badgered | 03/28/08
Exactly  Stuka | 03/28/08
not necessarily  Paul Fletcher | 03/28/08
Then why wasn't it done on Windows?  ye | 03/28/08
Because they have to be base installs  Stuka | 03/28/08
You said it was a "browser" issue, not...  ye | 03/28/08
I don't think you can go that far  Shagbag | 03/28/08
Its possible  Stuka | 03/28/08
It was a faulty contest  Mikael_z | 03/29/08
so...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
Why not done on Windows  levinson | 03/28/08
The contest continued after the Mac fell.  ye | 03/28/08
re: Exactly  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
We don't really know how long it took to fall.  ye | 03/28/08
unless...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
Time to pwn: 2 minutes  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
The luck of the draw  grail@... | 04/01/08
not worth the press time because...  doh123 | 03/28/08
well  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  romph | 03/27/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  silent.griffin | 03/28/08
Just waiting for the usual suspects to come in and try and spin this one!  Scrat | 03/28/08
So what do you do about IE exploits?  Robert Crocker | 03/28/08
re: So what do you do  Badgered | 03/28/08
Per haps you missed...  Stuka | 03/28/08
I presume  Badgered | 03/28/08
Well, no  laura.b | 03/28/08
Impossible to uninstall Safari  rpmyers1 | 03/28/08
inaccurate  lostarchitect | 03/28/08
You're inaccurate as well  rpmyers1 | 03/28/08
except IE doesn't come installed on Vista...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
IE ISN'T IN WINDOWS  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
for the last time...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
I'm not a usual suspect...  zkiwi | 03/28/08
If you read The Register...  wolf_z | 03/28/08
No one tried on day 1?  zkiwi | 03/28/08
RE: If you read The Register...  Axsimulate | 03/31/08
Can I assume you're referring to Microsoft?  ye | 03/28/08
No, you can't assume...  zkiwi | 03/28/08
OK then who? Apple? The Linux Community?  ye | 03/28/08
Any system  zkiwi | 03/28/08
like my past experienced with other OS's and browsers  James Quinn | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  stravos@... | 03/28/08
"On Day 2, the rules are relaxed."  BitTwiddler | 03/28/08
You will notice, however  mdemuth | 03/28/08
They're still standing  frgough | 03/28/08
Re: They're still standing  none none | 03/28/08
Yeah, but  frgough | 03/28/08
Regardless it shows OS X is no less vulnerable than...  ye | 03/28/08
"no less vulnerable"?  3D0G | 03/28/08
re: Regardless it shows OS X is no less vulnerable than...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
@M.R. Kennedy: You don't need to convince me.  ye | 03/28/08
DAAR  Paul Fletcher | 03/28/08
also,  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
re: They're still standing  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
of course...  evilkillerwhale@... | 03/28/08
First, I do not own a single Macintosh...  BitTwiddler | 03/28/08
Not modified at all.  beatphreek | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  sanchez@... | 03/28/08
"Apple is more secure because there's less of them"  brian ansorge | 03/31/08
omfgod is right.  rtk | 03/31/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  SCW61 | 03/28/08
6.5 / 10 if you're a Mike Cox wanna be  Badgered | 03/28/08
5/10 (NT)  Stuka | 03/28/08
Uh huh.  rpmyers1 | 03/28/08
I wonder...  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
Did you RTFA?  3D0G | 03/28/08
Yes, I RTFA...  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
Why would you wonder?  NonZealot | 03/28/08
Never used an Apple OS...  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
all three made it to day 2  Joe_Racer | 03/28/08
Can't say as I'm surprised  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
"Apple's main focus has never been on security . . ."  brian ansorge | 03/31/08
Why the suprise?  Norcross | 03/28/08
We care because...  ye | 03/28/08
Well...  zkiwi | 03/28/08
And? (nt)  ye | 03/28/08
And...  zkiwi | 03/28/08
The systems were in their default configurations.  ye | 03/28/08
Then the firewall for the MBA was off  zkiwi | 03/28/08
Perhaps a damage causing exploit?  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Maybe you will once the Mac becomes...  ye | 03/28/08
Of course it isn't...  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
ummm... no  doh123 | 03/28/08
A challenge to you Mac fans  NonZealot | 03/28/08
Man! For someone who claims NOT to be a MS fan  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Why are Mac users so consumed about...  ye | 03/28/08
To be honest the "topic" is a big yawn for me.  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Irrelevant to the blog post.  ye | 03/28/08
Funny but I don't remember asking you for your  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Just letting you know it makes you look immature.  ye | 03/28/08
Have I ever made the claim too maturity?  James Quinn | 03/28/08
Funny but I don't remember asking you for your  James Quinn | 03/28/08
easy...  doh123 | 03/28/08
So now drive bys don't count?  NonZealot | 03/28/08
Define nearly?  James Quinn | 03/28/08
trojans?  lostarchitect | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  beatphreek | 03/28/08
doh!  beatphreek | 03/28/08
Mozilla CEO was right about Appl?? (NT)  joethemacfan | 03/28/08
Am I a usual suspect?  whisperycat | 03/28/08
It's not Air specific. It's OS X specific.  ye | 03/28/08
re: It's not Air specific. It's OS X specific.  M.R. Kennedy | 03/28/08
Since when did Safari ship with Windows?  NonZealot | 03/29/08
re: Since when did Safari ship with Windows?  M.R. Kennedy | 03/30/08
Lucky for Apple you've spent how many thousands of $ for 15 yrs of Mac?  ajole | 03/28/08
question:  lostarchitect | 03/28/08
nevermind  lostarchitect | 03/28/08
Good info...  jasonp@... | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  bw12 | 03/28/08
Pointing at them all and laughing (nt)  zkiwi | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  trutruttut | 03/28/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  trutruttut | 03/28/08
An Untenable Position  DannyO_0x98 | 03/29/08
Vista laptop just fell over  mail123list | 03/28/08
re: Vista laptop just fell over  M.R. Kennedy | 03/29/08
Interesting what the hackers themselves have to say ...  George Mitchell | 03/29/08
re: Interesting what the hackers themselves have to say ...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/30/08
You misunderstood distinction between kernel and OS  NonZealot | 03/29/08
Excellent point ...  George Mitchell | 03/29/08
re: Excellent point ...  M.R. Kennedy | 03/30/08
Misunderstandings  M.R. Kennedy | 03/30/08
Ubuntu is the last one standing ...  MisterMiester | 03/28/08
Great news!  NonZealot | 03/29/08
Ubuntu Is Left Standing....No Comments From Microshills  itanalyst2@... | 03/29/08
There is no rational argurment ...  MisterMiester | 03/29/08
That Should Be A T-Shirt  itanalyst2@... | 03/29/08
Prize money  rpmyers1 | 03/30/08
One tiny flaw ...  MisterMiester | 03/30/08
Who said anything about the vendor?  rpmyers1 | 03/31/08
Just after SP1 update  macgruder | 03/31/08
True... but...  MarkHarrison | 03/31/08
RE: MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN  macgruder | 03/31/08
What I love about this story ....  Paul Fletcher | 03/31/08
So?  John Musbach | 04/01/08
Just another accurate tale,  mrOSX | 04/02/08

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