Security experts put Mac OS X Lion to the test

Several prominent security researchers have received an invitation from Manzana to test the developer version of Lion, launched by the company last Thursday.

Manzana He has invited me to test the platform ”, he reported yesterday in a tweet Dino Dai Zovi. “I will not be able to comment before the launch of the operating system.” Charlie Miller, Analyst at the Independent Consulting Firm Security Evaluators (ISE), also claims to have received the invitation.

The software is provided to Zovi, Miller and other experts along with a confidentiality agreement whereby they agree not to comment publicly on what they may discover. But Apple has asked for your opinion and suggestions by providing an email address so they can report on vulnerabilities or other aspects, according to Miller.

“Apple has never done something like this in the past,” Miller said in an interview. “This is a positive step.” This expert has criticized the practices of security Apple, claiming in 2008 that Mac OS X was an easier target at the time than Windows or Linux.