Re: [CGUYS] charlie miller speaks (he's the security expert taking macs and windows down at pwn2own)
what is the issue with Flash? On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:03 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://gizmodo.com/5483024/security-expert-flash-is-the-root-of-browser-insecurity-oh-and-ie8-isnt-so-bad Highlights from the interview: Win 7 is harder to hack into than os x. Linux really isn't a fortress either depending on distro. Firefox on windows is less safe than IE 8 or Chrome. You want to be secure? Don't install flash. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- Judy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] charlie miller speaks (he's the security expert taking macs and windows down at pwn2own)
Apparently it's bug ridden. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Judy Cosler jfcos...@gmail.com wrote: what is the issue with Flash? On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:03 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: http://gizmodo.com/5483024/security-expert-flash-is-the-root-of-browser-insecurity-oh-and-ie8-isnt-so-bad Highlights from the interview: Win 7 is harder to hack into than os x. Linux really isn't a fortress either depending on distro. Firefox on windows is less safe than IE 8 or Chrome. You want to be secure? Don't install flash. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * -- Judy * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] charlie miller speaks (he's the security expert taking macs and windows down at pwn2own)
On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Judy Cosler wrote: what is the issue with Flash? Probably because it is not Silverlight. That would be consistent with the rest of his comments. Not that I want to defend either Flash or Silverlight. HTML5 will go a long way to making them both superfluous. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] charlie miller speaks (he's the security expert taking macs and windows down at pwn2own)
tjpa On Mar 2, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Judy Cosler wrote: what is the issue with Flash? Probably because it is not Silverlight. That would be consistent with the rest of his comments. Not that I want to defend either Flash or Silverlight. HTML5 will go a long way to making them both superfluous. I think Flash has other issues, for example Flash cookies that store information about you even if you have cookies disabled as long as Flash/javascript are enabled. I hope that HTML5 fixes everything, but I have to wonder what holes are exposed. -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly I am always exact and precise, more or less. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] charlie miller speaks (he's the security expert taking macs and windows down at pwn2own)
http://gizmodo.com/5483024/security-expert-flash-is-the-root-of-browser-insecurity-oh-and-ie8-isnt-so-bad Highlights from the interview: Win 7 is harder to hack into than os x. Linux really isn't a fortress either depending on distro. Firefox on windows is less safe than IE 8 or Chrome. You want to be secure? Don't install flash. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
