Ignore the fact that, despite all it's vaunted security, IE8 on Win7 fell in 2 minutes flat. Ignore the fact that, despite all it's vaunted security, Win7 still fell even under Firefox.
Simply put, no platform is totally safe, but no matter how you look at it, Apple still has far, far fewer exploits in the wild than any Microsoft product.
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"The increasing popularity of Apple?s products make them an inviting target ? giving them the kind of attention that Microsoft has long ?enjoyed? in the world of security crackers."
Hence the article's emphasis on Apple.
Hence the article's emphasis on Apple.
Apple has long had such a small market share, the target was much smaller. That target will only get bigger with increasing popularity, and it is not much (if any) more secure than MS platforms. The iPhone was hacked to pieces. 
Yes, the iPhone was hacked... after two tries. Now, what if you don't keep anything in the SMS database on your iPhone?
If there is any other possible data source this exploit can reach; it will. If there are any similar exploits, they will be found.
Also, how many users are going to rush to there phone now and clear the sms database?
While everyone gets a cheap shot at apple, the real question is how long users wait for a firmware update. Since Apple designs the system to rely entirely on them patching the software, itunes distributing it and uses taking the time to install it. let's hope it's not treated like the network stack issues earlier on in osX that "didn't exist" for six months until a patch quietly turned up. A benefit is the motivation from publicity in the pwn2own contest.
Also, how many users are going to rush to there phone now and clear the sms database?
While everyone gets a cheap shot at apple, the real question is how long users wait for a firmware update. Since Apple designs the system to rely entirely on them patching the software, itunes distributing it and uses taking the time to install it. let's hope it's not treated like the network stack issues earlier on in osX that "didn't exist" for six months until a patch quietly turned up. A benefit is the motivation from publicity in the pwn2own contest.
... but that doesn't mean we can't get an update before then.
I'm not sure if quotes work here but I'll give it a shot
[quote=CNet.com]While the attack was used to grab just the SMS data, which would include deleted messages, it could be designed to access contacts, photos, and other data on the iPhone, and without the user having any idea an attack was underway, the researchers said.
comes from here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
2nd time I've tried to post this so if I double post,sorry.
[quote=CNet.com]While the attack was used to grab just the SMS data, which would include deleted messages, it could be designed to access contacts, photos, and other data on the iPhone, and without the user having any idea an attack was underway, the researchers said.
comes from here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
2nd time I've tried to post this so if I double post,sorry.
The contest is not structured to be a lab test of potential security. Using this as a basis to claim that one platform is less secure than the other doesn't really work. One simple example; the rules state taht an exploit may only be used once so your not seeing if other browser/OS combination are susceptible to the same exploit. It mostly boils down to which hardware the researcher wants to take home.
If the competition involved running the same exploits against each of the target machines then we'd be looking at something that compares the OS rather than compares the researchers. That's not how this competition works though.
I don't see this as a Apple vs Microsoft vs Canonical competition so much as a security researcher competition. I just hope the relevant companies do take the time to try the exploits across browser/OS combinations and make design changes as a result.
If the competition involved running the same exploits against each of the target machines then we'd be looking at something that compares the OS rather than compares the researchers. That's not how this competition works though.
I don't see this as a Apple vs Microsoft vs Canonical competition so much as a security researcher competition. I just hope the relevant companies do take the time to try the exploits across browser/OS combinations and make design changes as a result.
Of course, the anti-Apple zealots don't look at it that way. They fully insist that no matter what real life is like, the Pwn-to-Own contest is strictly to show how bad Apple's security is.
Just realized that this was from last years contest.
woops.
This though, is from the latest comp
http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+OS+X+is+First+OS+to+be+Hacked+at+This+Years+Pwn2Own/article21097.htm
woops.
This though, is from the latest comp
http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+OS+X+is+First+OS+to+be+Hacked+at+This+Years+Pwn2Own/article21097.htm
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