Of hackers and ego

Of hackers and ego
Don Parker, 2007-10-10

The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don’t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It’s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, for those of us who work in the industry, it is just more grist for the mill.

You misunderstand Lynn's work 2007-10-11
dragonfrog

Michael Lynn did not claim to have found an exploit in IOS. He was quite clear that he was giving his demo using an old, patched exploit, so there should be no reason for anyone to be endangered by his work.

What he was revealing was research (and very good research it was) into IOS shellcode - ...

[ more ]