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There is obviously no point in reiterating how Apple is removing Java, how they are adding VMs, code signing - etc. The only way for them to improve security i
by revelation 15y ago
There is obviously no point in reiterating how Apple is removing Java, how they are adding VMs, code signing - etc.
The only way for them to improve security is to take it seriously, because the amount of code shipped with each release will only go up, never down. The attitude needs to change.
There is of course lots of data support this argument. Just do a quick Ctrl+F through http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 for 'arbitrary code execution'. 21 hits, and many of them in core apple components. These are almost extinct on Windows by now.
- runjake 15y agobecause the amount of code shipped with each release will only go up, never down. Actually, it went down with the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard release. Up to 7 GB less. [1] 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard#New_or_changed_features http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard#New_or_ch...
- klez 15y agoI'm nitpicking, but 7GB in binary doesn't necessarily mean 7GB in source code.
- Zr40 15y agoAlmost extinct on Windows? I see patches for those every month. Here are six of them for the last two months: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-020 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-02... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-016 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-01... (two vulnerabilities of this nature) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-013 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-01... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-01... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-008 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-00...