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Switchers Guide: Understanding Mac Security
Posted by l33tdawg on Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 12:32 AM (Reads: 664)
Source: PC World



When it comes to security, using Windows can feel like living in the heart of a big city--the kind of place where you can install all the locks and alarms you want, but you still worry. The vast number of computer users who run Microsoft operating systems form the biggest, juiciest target cybercriminals could dream of. Which is why there are more than twenty-two million unique examples of Windows malware out there.

Using the Mac, by contrast, is like living in the country. Even if you don't arm your home like a fortress, chances are vastly lower that anyone will break in, simply because the Mac is a much less attractive target to bad guys. Documented examples of OS X viruses and spyware doing damage to real Mac users remain astoundingly rare. So while OS X security software such as Norton Anti-Virus certainly exists, a high percentage of Mac users do without it.

Which is not to say switching to the Mac means you should stop worrying about Internet risks entirely. Like any operating system, OS X isn't hacker-proof: Apple regularly releases fixes for newly-discovered vulnerabilities, and is sometimes criticized for moving too slowly to do so. And some threats and annoyances, such as phishing and spam, aren't platform-specific.

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