Sunday, April 09, 2006
Mac OS X users, more reasons to stay alert
A poker-into-things named Tom Ferris has been writing automatic tools that throw nonsensical input at Mac OS X programs until they break. This is important because bad guys can do the same thing, and may figure out a way to take over a program instead of just breaking it.
One early finding is that Firefox is more solid than Safari under this kind of attack. Consider switching, though there's nothing compelling yet.
He's finding too many problems for real comfort. I can't help thinking Apple should have done this kind of testing in the first place.
The best advice I can think of is to use a firewall and keep your ear to the ground for real-life problems.
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One early finding is that Firefox is more solid than Safari under this kind of attack. Consider switching, though there's nothing compelling yet.
He's finding too many problems for real comfort. I can't help thinking Apple should have done this kind of testing in the first place.
The best advice I can think of is to use a firewall and keep your ear to the ground for real-life problems.
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