ANCOUVER, B.C.–Shane Macaulay just got himself a free MacBook.
Macaulay, a software engineer, was able to hack into a MacBook through a zero-day security hole in Apple’s Safari browser. The computer was one of two offered as a prize in the “PWN to Own” hack-a-Mac contest at the CanSecWest conference here.

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Today was a great event.

It was fun getting to connect with a lot of different people at SoCon07. Some of the most rewarding times for me is when you can translate on-line relationships into off-line conversations face-to-face. If you missed the event, check out the live blogging wrap up.

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