As we all know, we can run Windows 7 or Windows 8 on a Macintosh Computer, using the Boot Camp Utility by Apple, which partitions your Hard Drive into two - Macintosh HD and Windows.
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Macintosh enabled the feature of Guest Login from the Operating System, Lion and above.
This feature allows you to log in to the PC, browse the Internet or use an USB Flash Drive, etc without entering the Password.
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The Guest User gets access to the Hard Drive Partitions of the Computer after logging in without any Password.
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The Macintosh HD (Partition where the Mac OS Data is stored) is secure and cannot be accessed from the Guest Log In.
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However, when you try to open the Windows Partition, you can view and transfer the files from the Partition
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This makes the data on the Windows Partitions vulnerable to unknown users.
Macintosh OS has provided some Parental Controls, which allow Access Control for the Guest Login. However, these have no option for limiting the access to System Partitions.
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This could be a major security flaw, as all the Data on the windows partitions can be accessed.
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