Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 7th Feb 2008 22:32 UTC
Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month. Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the 'PWN to Own' contest at CanSecWest in 2007, when security researchers competed to win a MacBook Pro and USD 10000.
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2007-05-16
What will be interesting is the linux distro that is ultimately chosen. I guess a default system bought from Dell (i.e. Ubuntu) could be tested. But there are many distros which each take a different approach to security. Consider Debian systems, no root user, instead use sudo, vs. RPM type systems which have a root user with a different password to the ordinary user.
Also, you have different security apps, e.g. AppArmor, and different firewalls.