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)
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