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Windows Vista more secure than Mac OS X 10.4 | |
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| Time: 13:03 EST/18:03 GMT | News Source: Macworld | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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I have found the code quality, at least in terms of security, to be much better overall in Vista than Mac OS X 10.4. It is obvious from observing affected components in security patches that Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) has resulted in fewer vulnerabilities in newly-written code. I hope that more software vendors follow their lead in developing proactive software security development methodologies. | ||
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| #1 By 32132 (142.32.208.234) at 4/30/2007 3:26:03 PM |
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Duh!!!
:) |
| #2 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 4/30/2007 4:36:45 PM |
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What's the score there, parkkker..... Something like 250,000 (windows) to what, 5 (Mac) ?
Duh is right. Not saying the guy is wrong or right. I'm just saying reality is what it is. |
| #3 By 32132 (64.180.219.241) at 4/30/2007 9:59:40 PM |
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Something like 300-400 holes in OS X / Apple software in the last year.
In the first 90 days of release Vista had way fewer vulnerabilities than OS X, RedHat, SLED, Ubuntu, and XP in their first 90 days. http://www.csoonline.com/pdf/Vista_Vuln_Report.pdf "Apple Megapatch" gets 16,100 hits on Google for a reason! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%&q=%22apple+megapatch%22 "Microsoft Megapatch" gets 4 hits. (And one of those is about 24 Firefox vulnerabilities) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Microsoft+megapatch%22 This post was edited by NotParker on Monday, April 30, 2007 at 22:00. |
| #4 By 2960 (24.254.95.224) at 4/30/2007 10:07:22 PM |
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You keep missing the point there bud.
I'm not counting vulnerabilities. I'm counting true exploits. There's a reason my NOD32 gets updated on the hour ! TL |
| #5 By 7754 (70.164.179.152) at 4/30/2007 10:35:33 PM |
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250,000... there are lots of viruses, but c'mon... how many are slightly different versions of Netsky or LoveLetter or whatever? The number that gets thrown out there is pretty ridiculous.
I worry much more about the numbers that aren't known. And regardless of the numbers, known or unknown... it only takes one to compromise your machine. |
| #6 By 32132 (64.180.219.241) at 5/1/2007 12:12:21 AM |
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#5 "I'm not counting vulnerabilities. I'm counting true exploits."
Vulnerabilities lead to exploits. Market share does encourage hackers to aim at one target. http://www.technewsworld.com/story/57038.html "Security experts, however, argue that the Mac is actually no more secure than a PC. In fact, they note that the relatively low number of viruses, exploits and other cyberattacks directed at Mac users is due to Apple's relatively small share of the computer market. "I don't think that the Mac OS is more secure than Windows -- I think it is safer than Windows because there are less people trying to attack it. There is a big difference," Natalie Lambert, a senior analyst at Forrester Research, told MacNewsWorld" This post was edited by NotParker on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 at 00:12. |
| #7 By 23275 (24.179.4.158) at 5/1/2007 12:29:34 PM |
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#8, You're going to have to offer more than that around here. This isn't Neowin, and the guys that post here put a lot into the majority of their comments. The guys here don't let much slide and we all get hammered when we don't perform well.
There is also a well maintained Mac centric channel here, http://www.activewin.com/mac/ |
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