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Spreading security awareness for OS X
Robert Lemos, 2006-02-27

Robert Lemos interviews Kevin Finisterre, founder of security startup Digital Munition, who created the three recent versions of the InqTana worm to raise awareness of security in Apple's OS X. Finisterre discusses his reasons for creating the worms, the problems with Mac OS X security, and why he does not fear prosecution.

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Personally I'd like to see him prosecuted to the full extent of the law. No matter what his motives, there are consequences - and he needs to take responsibility for those consequences. There are other ways to handle security flaws that are discovered - and reputable researchers know what those means are. This guy is looking for glorification - and Symantec has given it to him. What a great role model.


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