{"id":118,"date":"2008-03-27T13:51:45","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.intego.com\/2008\/03\/27\/hackers-vs-mac-os-x-windows-and-linux\/"},"modified":"2008-03-27T13:51:45","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T12:51:45","slug":"hackers-vs-mac-os-x-windows-and-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/hackers-vs-mac-os-x-windows-and-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers vs. Mac OS X, Windows and Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/cansecwest.com\/post\/2008-03-20.21:33:00.CanSecWest_PWN2OWN_2008\">2008 CanSecWest security conference<\/a> is featuring a hacking contest. Three computers will vie for the glory of being the first (or last) to be hacked: a MacBook Air, a Fujitsu laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1, and a Sony Vaio running Ubuntu Linux.<\/p>\n<p>As the web site says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;Three targets, all patched. All in typical client configurations with typical user configurations. You hack it, you get to keep it. Each has a file on them and it contains the instructions and how to claim the prize.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hackers will try and grab the golden ring, and show which of these three systems is the most hackable (or the easiest to crack). <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll follow up when the winner is announced, if there is one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2008 CanSecWest security conference is featuring a hacking contest. Three computers will vie for the glory of being the first (or last) to be hacked: a MacBook Air, a Fujitsu laptop running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1, and a Sony Vaio running Ubuntu Linux. As the web site says: &#8220;Three targets, all patched. 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