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Linux Remains Unbeaten in pwn2own Hacking Contest Posted: 31 Mar 2008 08:13 AM CDT As reported earlier CanSecWest conference was designed to test zero day vulnerability against three leading desktop operating systems. The result is out: [1] The MacBook Air went first [2] Windows Vista was cracked (hacked) on the last day of the contest [3] Linux remained undefeated Although several attendees tried to crack the Linux laptop, nobody could pull it off, said Terri Forslof, a manager of security response with TippingPoint. “I was surprised that it didn’t go,” she said. => More information available at official web site (Via Yahoo news) Related Posts: What you should (and shouldn’t) expect from 64-bit Linux? Visual basic for Linux Unix Remains Pretty Spry for Dead Security: NVIDIA Graphics Driver Blob Root Exploit found Why most people will never use Linux Copyright © nixCraft. All Rights Reserved. Support nixCraft when you shop at amazon. Thanks!

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