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- One Mac hack bounty claimed, one to go
Filed under: Security
No sooner said... the first half of the CanSecWest MacBook Pro hack challenge has been won, with an exploit that uses a malicious webpage to gain a user-level shell via Safari. The second challenge, requiring root access on the target machine, has yet to be won (and requires the use of a different exploit). As far as we know right now, this is a zero-day exploit without a known patch. (Grrr.)
It's worth mentioning the elephant in the room for this contest: where was the $10,000 bounty for a similar takeover of a Windows XP or Vista stock patched configuration? It wouldn't have taken a day, that much is certain.
More news as it comes... thanks to our vigilant commenters for the link.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/20/one-mac-hack-bounty-claimed-one-to-go/#comments - TUAW Interview series: Brent Simmons on the Leopard delay - does it change anything?
Filed under: Hardware, OS, Software, Features, Apple, Leopard, TUAW Interview, iPhone, Apple TV
Apple's announcement that Leopard has been delayed until October was quite the shocker, especially since we apparently have the iPhone to thank. This of course elicited nearly every response you can think of from every walk of life, but we don't often hear from what I feel is one of the most important building blocks of the Mac OS X community: 3rd party developers. Sure, developers blog about stuff like this on their own, but not everyone is down for sifting through posts about the inner workings of Mac OS X for the insightful opinion pieces on what things like a Leopard delay mean to Apple and its users. And that isn't a bad thing, especially since it inspired me to bring the developers' thoughts to you in an interview series with some of Mac OS X's biggest hitters, including Wil Shipley (co-founder of Omni Group and Delicious Monster), Paul Kafasis (CEO of Rogue Amoeba), Gus Mueller (of Flying Meat software) and Allan Odgaard (of Macromates).
I wanted to get their thoughts on Leopard, the iPhone and where Apple is headed as a company in light of Mac OS X delays and Apple's gadgets which would (or should) make great venues for their products. Thankfully, all the developers responded positively and offered some great insight on these issues. These guys have a unique perspective on the state of Apple and its products, and I'm thankful that they all took the time to lay it down as only a Mac OS X developer can.
First up (only because he was the first to reply) is Brent Simmons of NewsGator fame. Read on for thoughts from the man who brought RSS and blogging to the Mac masses with NetNewsWire and MarsEdit (which was acquired recently by Red Sweater Software).
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/20/tuaw-interview-brent-simmons-leopard-delay/#comments - $10,000 Mac hack bounty not yet claimed
Filed under: Security
Update: One of the two targets has been compromised.
How do you spice up a security conference in lovely Vancouver, BC with a sense of risk, reward and fun? If you're the organizers of CanSecWest, you offer a prize to anyone who can work an exploit on two MacBook Pro machines; said prize, originally just the laptops themselves, is now a cool $10,000 thanks to sponsor & security appliance vendor TippingPoint. Both machines are freshly patched with Thursday's security updates.
As of earlier today, ZDnet blogger Ryan Naraine reports that nobody has claimed the bounty, and conference organizers have moved to the scheduled phase II plan; challengers, who originally had to attack the machine remotely over the network, now may send URLs to the judges and have them opened in Safari. Happy hunting!
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/20/10-000-mac-hack-bounty-not-yet-claimed/#comments - iTunes: Free Friday
Here's a Friday treat for your viewing pleasure: a free episode of a TV series that I was completely unaware even existed. Behold the new Jeff Foxworthy show:"Big Night Out". If you've got a US iTunes account, you can download the first episode of the series for free. Google reveals that this show airs or aired on CMT, a channel that does not seem to appear on my standard cable lineup so that's probably why I never heard of this thing before. If the Kenny Rogers ep is any good, I'll probably spring for the Wreckers episode.
US: Foxworthy's Big Night Out, Kenny Rogers episode
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Each week a different country artist joins Foxworthy for the ultimate in country comedy and live musical performances, with Kenny Rogers kicking off the premiere episode. Country stars Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Sara Evans, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Nichols, Blake Shelton, the Warren Brothers, Hank Williams Jr., and the Wreckers all test their comedic chops by appearing in sketches with Jeff and his amazing cast of improv actors. Mixing the traditional TV monologue with sketches, audience participation, and some of the best musical performances that the world of country music has to offer, each episode of Foxworthy's Big Night Out is filled with hilarity that the whole family can enjoy.Комментарии к сообщению:
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