And Now The Mac

[Madmanmcp]

h_tp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/04/30/apple.security.ap/index.html

[abinidi]

I saw this today in the news. I think it is interesting. However, despite 2 mac users who got a virus, I'd still wager that Macs are much safer than PCs and will continue to be for some time yet...

[stevevan]

Thanks for the info Bob. Just goes to show you...no operating system is 100% safe! It's just that some are more vulnerable than others! (...For now!)

[cajunman4life]

Indeed, thinking that your system is safe in any default configuration (unless you use OpenBSD, even then you shouldn't overlook security) is a bad idea. Users these days expect stuff to "Just Work" , and that requires vendors relaxing security features so users don't complain about things like "Why do I need an administrator account to install this program?". I'm unfortunate, but that's how things are.

 

Personally, I still love a Mac It's got Unix-based underpinnings with a sexy interface. You can't get much better than that...