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OS X and Macintosh Security

Freaky

Freaky examines macintosh Security has gone unnoticed by the public for many years, only recently it has become a topic due to the release of Apple's Mac OS X.

Summary

Architecture and Background

Macintosh Security has gone unnoticed by the public for many years, only recently it has become a topic due to the release of Apple's Mac OS X.

Vulnerability Analysis

With BSD functionality there is a whole new realm of security issues to be discussed.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

This years discussion will include the following, if there are other topics you would like discussed please email rnicholas@usa.net with the topics.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

Secure Installation of Mac OS X Configuring the firewall functionality SSH on Mac OS X Mac OS X Virus/Protection Mac OS X Security Bugs/Fixes sudo security risk 101 Obtaining Root Denial of Service attacks Mac OS X Hacks & Cracks You will also learn about the latest Macintosh security / hacking tools and see demonstrations of new apps. Plus Q&A at the end, and a guest speaker from the Macintosh Underground group Team2600 have a special announcement!

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