Absolute Security is a Myth

Absolute Security is a Myth
Jason Miller, 2005-04-08

No operating system is completely immune to security threats, and that includes Apple's OS X.

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How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-09
Janice (4 replies)

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-10
Darwin Lopez (1 replies)

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-12
Janice (2 replies)

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-12
Anonymous

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-14
Eirik

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-11
Greg

How about OpenBSD and Zos? 2005-04-11
Anonymous

Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-10
Anonymous (1 replies)

Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-11
Anonymous

Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-12
Saar Drimer

"The more popular something becomes, the more scrutiny it will face by security researchers. The more scrutiny directed at any piece of software, the more vulnerabilities will surface."

absolutely. More scrutiny by hackers as well.

in short:
more users = more [security] bugs found.
See OS X, Firefox, etc...

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Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-13
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Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-15
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Absolute Security is a Myth (ie Mac OS X .,.) 2005-04-15
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Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-20
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Absolute Security is a Myth 2005-04-22
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