In an update to my post last week about the computer hacking competition, "Pwn to Own", I read another article that told of how the Windows Vista Ultimate computer ultimately fell to a hacker. The exploit cam through the Adobe Flash player which is ubiquitous on most computers these days. I'm actually a little shocked that Vista didn't fall purely on it's own default installed software, but I guess that shows that Microsoft did some things right in Windows this time around.
This also goes to show that no software can be completely relied on to be 100% secure. Adobe is a well respected company, and their software is trusted by most people. Most people have no problem installing the Flash player on their computer so they can ply online games or view videos on sites like YouTube.com. However, this competition shows us all that we need to be aware that even the big dogs on the software block can put out software with vulnerabilities.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, stay on top of your security updates and patches.
BTW, the Linux computer was the only one of the 3 to not fall during the competition, though many wonder whether very many people actually tried to hack it.
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