A lot more than most Mac OS X machines will ever have open. |
Just retract your letter, and then we'll talk. |
Mac OS X is not invulnerable. It, like any other operating system, has security deficiencies in various aspects of the software. Some are technical in nature, and others lend themselves to social engineering trickery. However, the general architecture and design philosophy of Mac OS X, in addition to usage of open source components for most network-accessible services that receive intense peer scrutiny from the community, make Mac OS X a very secure operating system. |
That is a huge distinction. |
The new ownership has made an extra effort to make it look and feel big time. It has worked out very well. |
The original challenge allowed any users to have local accounts to access the machine via SSH. This is an important distinction, because if you have local -- or physical -- access to a computer, you have a very distinct leg-up in terms of the ability to escalate your privileges. |
We tell the players that if you are thinking something, go ahead and say it... that fans want to know what they are thinking. We tell them not to be afraid to think out loud. |
We took the shackles off them. There used to be rules (about talking with fans). We tell the players to be themselves. |