Apple is offering home security systems experts a copy of the developer preview of Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion.Several video baby monitors prominent Mac security researchers have reported that they received invitations to try out the Lion preview, which Apple issued Thursday.
Charlie Miller, an analyst with Baltimore-based consulting firm Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) and Dai
wireless baby monitor Zovi's co-author, confirmed today that he had also received an invitation to try out Lion.The preview comes with a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that prevents Zovi, Miller and others from commenting publicly about what they find. But Apple has asked for feedback and provided researchers an e-mail address to report vulnerabilities or other issues, said Miller.
Miller has been critical of Apple's security practices in the past, saying in 2008 that Mac OS X was an easier target at the time than either Windows or Linux.Miller has proven his point at the last three baby monitors Pwn2Own hacking contests by walking away with cash prizes and laptops for exploiting vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and Safari, Apple's browser. Miller is slated to tackle Safari and wholesale electronics accessories Apple's iPhone on March 9 at this year's Pwn2Own.
Other researchers have heard the news, if not received an invitation to the preview, and given their two cents on expectation for security improvements.Sotirov is an independent security researcher, who withtft lcd monitor Miller and Dai Zovi, launched a 2010 effort they Starzmart dubbed "No Free Bugs" that proposed researchers should be paid for their work because vulnerabilities have value.
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