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Date: Wed Nov 23 20:46:41 2005
From: michael.holstein at csuohio.edu (Michael Holstein)
Subject: SANS Top 20: Mac OS X?

> The problem is that there are enough OS X boxes on networks that are *NOT*
> patched, firewalled, and configured that they pose a clear and present danger
> to the networks they reside on.

I second that. I've seen more and more OS X servers get nailed lately 
because they have SSH turned on and bad passwords.

The fact that Mac users are an elitist group that believes themselves 
invulnerable to viruses/etc doesn't help either.

~Mike.