Apr 01 2008
Hackers’ Competition
The same group of people that initiated the contest, “PWN to Own” is at it again this year in Vancouver, as they will put Linux, Leopard and Vista to the test as to who will sustain the least damage the best.
Security researchers that will be able to hack these systems will get a cash price of $10,000 and a shiny, brand-new, titanium-cased Mac Book Pro (MBP).
According to CanSecWest organizer, Dragos Ruiu, “The fur is flying right now about which is more secure–Linux, Vista, or Leopard… Linux guys have their propaganda, Windows guys are saying this and that, Apple guys have buried their heads in the sand as usual. I guess the proof is in the pudding.”
The ninth annual CanSecWest conference will be held from March 26 to 28 2008, at the Mariott Renaissance Harbourside hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.