Security Lapses

Posted on October 29, 2003 by Gene

From the always amusing As The Apple Turns comes a list of security flaws in the Mac OS:

Is it just us, or do these Mac OS X security advisories seem a little… well, tame compared to Microsoft’s? That said, which of the following Mac OS X security flaws should Apple fix first?

- Remote users can access the contents of any file you email them as an attachment

- People with physical access to your Mac can log into your account just because you wrote “MY PASSWORD IS ‘STUDLYDORIGHT’” in black Sharpie across the top of your display

- Every action you perform after logging in is visible in real-time to someone standing right behind you

- Anyone can obtain your admin password if you tell him what it is when he asks you

- If you leave your wallet on your keyboard when you go to lunch, someone might swipe it