"Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month.
Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the "PWN to Own"...
A hacker managed to break into a Mac and win a US$10,000 prize as part of a contest started at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver.
The conference organizer decided to offer the contest in part to draw attention to possible security shortcomings in Macs. "You...
Dino Dai Zovi, a security researcher, successfully exploited a vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser, and got to keep the machine for his efforts, along with ten grand. "Dai Zovi, who is not attending the conference, was recruited on Thursday night by Shane Macaulay, a...