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| 11-year old Discovers Mac OS X Security Issues via Microsoft Office AppleMatters has reported that the OS X simple Finder/ parental controls can be bypassed via simple functionality within Microsoft Office Documents. Examples cited include a bypass via PowerPoint.. http://www.macsecuritynews.com      |
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| Re: 11-year old Discovers Mac OS X Security Issues via Microsoft Office In article <190520060253492100%aware@macsecuritynews.com>, MacSecurityNews <aware@macsecuritynews.com> wrote: > AppleMatters has reported that the OS X simple Finder/ parental > controls can be bypassed via simple functionality within Microsoft > Office Documents. Examples cited include a bypass via PowerPoint.. > > http://www.macsecuritynews.com I'm not at all surprised... a few years back, the school district I work for was promoting an IBM Windows-overlay called SchoolVista; among its promises-- the same sort of control over what files or programs could be accessed when students were logged on. I demoed how easy it was to use the 'simple functionality' within the standard Windows File/Open dialogue boxes within any of programs allowed by SchoolVista to then go and locate and open unallowed documents and programs. Sounds like the same sort of issue. |
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| Re: 11-year old Discovers Mac OS X Security Issues via Microsoft Office In article <190520060253492100%aware@macsecuritynews.com>, MacSecurityNews <aware@macsecuritynews.com> wrote: > AppleMatters has reported that the OS X simple Finder/ parental > controls can be bypassed via simple functionality within Microsoft > Office Documents. Examples cited include a bypass via PowerPoint.. > > http://www.macsecuritynews.com I'm not at all surprised... a few years back, the school district I work for was promoting an IBM Windows-overlay called SchoolVista; among its promises-- the same sort of control over what files or programs could be accessed when students were logged on. I demoed how easy it was to use the 'simple functionality' within the standard Windows File/Open dialogue boxes within any of programs allowed by SchoolVista to then go and locate and open unallowed documents and programs. Sounds like the same sort of issue. |
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