Hacking contest takes aim at Apple

Hacking contest takes aim at Apple
Robert Lemos, 2007-03-23

Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-23
Anonymous

what will you say if they can't comprise the lap top by the end of the event?

Probably...we just need more time...

I doubt if they will be able to break in...looking forward to seeing what happens....

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Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-24
Anonymous (2 replies)

Just another smug security researcher looking for publicity by attacking Mac users instead of writing his own "secure" operating system to share with the world. No mention that a majority of security researchers at the conference are carrying around and using Macbook Pros! Hmm...can't be that insecu...

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Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-26
Anonymous

hmmm so lets ask them to hack in and then give them the insecure laptop they just hacked into so they can find more exploits. I will stick with Linux thank you....

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Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-28
Anonymous

"No mention that a majority of security researchers at the conference are carrying around and using Macbook Pros!"

And where is your scientific evidence of this fact? Certainly not here, just a random thought stated as fact....

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Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-24
Anonymous (1 replies)

Let's call a spade a spade those who intentionally go out to cause malicious attacks and mayhem on users computers or strongly encourage others to do so and snicker about sticking it to a company they have a beef with are in the same league as the crackers and criminals ok? let's not be politicall...

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Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-26
Oofus Funnybutt III (1 replies)

I don't follow the logic. Can you please point to a specific instance when researchers intentionally went out and "caused malicious attacks and mayhem on user's computers"? Encouraging people to attack flaws or find problems is not equivalent. I assume from your speaking in platitudes, lack of lo...

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Re: Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-26
Anonymous (1 replies)

Oofus Funnybutt III:

"you're generally not a very bright individual."

Excuse me?!

For someone who is hiding behind a stupid/silly alias like yours

and can't debate the issues without name calling and attacking

my charecter and intelligence when you do not know me clearly shows you have t...

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Re: Re: Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-27
ShizNiz

Actually, he made an observation over the inconsistencies throughout your sorted remarks, a ball you dodged by throwing a temper-tantrum to hide the fact that you probably didn't know what you were talking about.

Your initial comments were unfounded - the article was devoid of bias and the action...

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Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-26
tfg_13 (1 replies)

To those "anonymous" users above that have an issue with this should take a look around. Was the "majority of security professionals use Macbook Pro's" one of those statistics made up on the spot?

Although I do agree that there does seem to be a vendeta against Apple, there also seems to be a pro...

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Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-27
Ughlee

I would like to take this opportunity to point out that 82.7 percent of statistics quoted in online forums are made up right on the spot!...

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ONLY 2 MACBOOK PROS - HACK NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! 2007-03-26
Oofus Funnybutt III (1 replies)

ONLY 2 MACBOOK PROS - HACK NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

If you own the Macbook 10 different ways will they give you a rain check for the other 8? There were plenty of 0-day bugs found in Mac OS X and other Apple endorsed 3rd-party apps during the Month of Apple Bugs. Proving Mac is utterly insecure...

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Macs are used by Film, Music, Scientists, and Security people! 2007-03-27
Anonymous

Only use a Mac to draw pictures and surf the web? Most music and films you watch and listen too were created by artists using a Mac and Apple software. Scientists too. And yes, a lot of security researchers use Macbook pros, including Paul and Larry of the popular "Pauldotcom Security Weekly Podcast...

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Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-26
batz (1 replies)

Has it occurred to anyone that Apple has weighed the pros and cons of responding to vulnerability disclosures and decided that it's not worth engaging the security community?

Why deign to listen to researchers whose interests are directly at odds with those of the company? Further, why lend rese...

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Re: Hacking contest takes aim at Apple 2007-03-28
ShizNiz

It would boil down to prospective investment into their future pool of consumers.

The Apple is still an underdog in terms and is being viewed as the up-and-coming next great thing - the iPod turned the tides in their favor. Emergence with Intel base has only sweetened the pool waters for those so...

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Sounds like a great idea 2007-03-30
Anonymous

As stated in the article -- if the existing 0-day OS X exploits are brought out into the open, it will force Apple to engage with the security community. Also, a contest like this finally puts a little empirical evidence into this (really tiresome) argument about whether OS X is relatively secure or...

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