Fake Apple Scandal 10: Apple’s Mac and iPhone Security Crisis!


Windows Enthusiasts weary of making excuses for Microsoft's security failures have discovered that the best defense is a good offense.

"Ignoring the fact that every desktop infested with malware is running Windows, and dismissing the reality that every headline grabbing worm and every virus crisis that disrupts business and results in expensive cleanup efforts has similarly been the fault of Windows, a new version of reality is being presented that insists that Windows is now more secure than ever, and that the real security problems lie with Linux, Macs, and the iPhone.
 
Back in 2005, Symantec announced that “Mac users may be operating under a false sense of security as a noteworthy number of vulnerabilities and attacks were detected against Apple Mac’s operating system, OS X.... While the number of vendor-confirmed vulnerabilities in OS X has remained relatively constant during the last two reporting periods [12 months], Symantec predicts this could change in the future.”
 
The only thing holding back a Windows-style security crisis for the Mac platform, according to Symantec, was popularity: “as OS X increases in popularity, so too will the scrutiny it receives from potential attackers.”

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Posted: Sun - August 12, 2007 at 06:36 PM          

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