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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure?
Daniel Hanson, 2004-07-21

Apple's OS X is not safer or less susceptible to vulnerabilities and viruses than other OSes, and Apple's secretive culture is bad for the security world.

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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Anonymous (3 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Anonymous
With no ports open a firewall is pointless as there is nothing for it to block, and as soon as any port is opened the firewall is automatically activated. Unlike Windows the firewall is open source ipfw as used in FreeBSD. The core system is also open source and can be freely examined, as the author seems to have forgotten.

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With no open ports, who needs a firewall? 2004-07-23
Anonymous (1 replies)
With no open ports, who needs a firewall? 2004-07-23
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Chris (3 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
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Chris is making me tingly! 2004-07-23
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? - Author Follow-up 2004-07-22
Daniel Hanson
*Yawn* 2004-07-22
Steve (2 replies)
*Yawn* at *Yawn* 2004-07-22
Chris (1 replies)
*Yawn* at *Yawn* 2004-07-22
PecosBill
*Yawn* 2004-07-23
Anonymous (1 replies)
*Yawn* 2004-07-23
Anonymous (2 replies)
*Yawn* 2004-07-24
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*Yawn* 2004-07-26
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-26
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Daniel Hanson (9 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Anonymous
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Chris Holland
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
chris holland
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Anonymous (1 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-26
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Anonymous
Tech. Points Not Researched? 2004-07-23
Doug T.
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Anonymous
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Anonymous
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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Anonymous (1 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Anonymous
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? So do something about it! 2004-07-23
Jon Coleman (1 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? So do something about it! 2004-07-24
Anonymous (1 replies)
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? So do something about it! 2004-07-26
Anonymous
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-23
Anonymous
On Apple Culture 2004-07-23
Steve (1 replies)
On Apple Culture 2004-07-24
Anonymous
Research? 2004-07-24
jammer-b
This is a sloppy, sloppy, sloppy article 2004-07-26
Andy J.
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure- Yes 2004-07-27
John G (1 replies)
What can we learn from the comments? 2004-07-27
Anonymous (1 replies)
What can we learn from the comments? 2004-07-30
Shirkdog
Some comments... 2004-07-28
Aaron
FUD 2004-07-28
Anonymous
Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-30
Shirkdog
Comments 2004-07-31
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