Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 25th Jul 2006 17:28 UTC, submitted by Berislav
This article looks at vulnerabilities detected in Mac OS X in the first half of 2006. It compares these vulnerabilities to those detected in the first half of 2005, providing an overview of the evolution of threats targeting this increasingly popular platform. While the author believes that Mac OS X is pretty secure by default, he states that "like any other platform, Mac OS X has software flaws. Such flaws inevitably draw the attention of malicious users, especially if users don't think they need to take action to protect against possible threats." In the meantime, Apple has launched a Bluetooth version of its Mighty Mouse.
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RE[2]: If you are running Linux ...
by NotParker on Tue 25th Jul 2006 20:10
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Well, they've done it to Debian a couple of times.
http://news.soft32.com/debian-server-hacked_1861.html
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2006-01-10
Various intrusion detection software kits, log monitoring, rootkit checkers, etc. Of course a _really_ good pro cracker _might_ be able to hide in the system undetected. Most of the cracked boxes I've read about (linuxquestions.org security forum has some interesting stories) are through script kiddies who follow a specific process (ie: replace key binaries, download eggdrop, etc.).
Plus, a lot of the time a careful system admin may be able to tell if the OS is acting "differently". Maybe log files a little smaller than usual, a few quickly changing processes, lots of network traffic, etc.