I will scream at the next person who tells me Macs are secure!

w00t · 10-21-2013, 06:55 AM

Apple's original innovation was the GUI, and after that the extremely simple and intuitive UI. Nowhere along the line do they claim to be an innovator of the more back-end things.

As for the exploit, a super-super summary is that the "sudo" command accidentally granted root to anyone when time=0. This isn't an OSX-only exploit, but OSX doesn't update sudo on its own like other Unix OSs.

DarkFlux™ · 10-21-2013, 08:24 AM

Macs are not Secure , but its Secure then windows .

Shad0w · 10-31-2013, 10:13 PM

An operating system is just as secure as how cautious the user of it is.

Crypt · 11-17-2013, 12:12 AM

I'd be surprised if there was someone still running OS X 10.8.4

Adorapuff · 11-17-2013, 12:36 AM

(11-17-2013, 12:12 AM)Crypt Wrote: I'd be surprised if there was someone still running OS X 10.8.4

All the macs in my school are on 10.8

Jolly · 11-17-2013, 12:47 AM

(11-17-2013, 12:36 AM)Putin Wrote: All the macs in my school are on 10.8

Your school... uses Macs?

BreShiE · 11-17-2013, 12:51 AM

Oooooo. Priv9 escolation wiv connectback? Sexual. See I was gonna troll and say they're secure bit even I can't bring myself to say such a lie.

Night Owl · 11-17-2013, 01:08 AM

There is few viruses for mac so if you say that secure its "secure"...

Adorapuff · 11-17-2013, 02:47 AM

(11-17-2013, 12:47 AM)Jolly Wrote: Your school... uses Macs?

Yeah, we are pretty well off. I'll posts some pics on Tuesday.

Jolly · 11-17-2013, 03:06 AM

(11-17-2013, 02:47 AM)Putin Wrote: Yeah, we are pretty well off. I'll posts some pics on Tuesday.

It's kinda good that they're well off put i'm not really sure if a Mac is suitable for common school work... that kinda seems like flashing away the money on something pointless...