Are Macs less secure than PCs?

"It’s a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
using Microsoft’s Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
flaws in Apple’s and Microsoft’s operating systems suggests that the
opposite might be true..."

Wall Street Journal: http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity

A Mac 'is' a PC. What you should be asking is, 'Is Mac OS X less secure than
Windows?' Personally, no more, no less than Windows. Security is a constant
force in todays world and operating systems no matter the brand will always
be susceptible attack thats why you have folks working on them to constantly
keep them updated with maintenance updates to stay one step ahead. Recent
studies have shown that Microsoft has done a better job than Apple at
patching their systems.
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"Nomen Nescio" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
> opposite might be true..."
>
> Wall Street Journal: http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity
>

Uh huh.

"A new study" paid for by M$ to say whatever M$ want's it to say by a
security consulting company M$ owns released a few days before
Christmas.



On Dec 21, 8:00 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
> opposite might be true..."
>
> Wall Street Journal:http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity

On Dec 21, 10:00 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
> opposite might be true..."
>
> Wall Street Journal:http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity

It doesn't matter which OS is inherently secure, OS X is simply not
targeted as often, "security by obscurity" is an big advantage for
Mac.

The Principle Of Least Authority is an attempt to banish that, "will always
be susceptible to attack;" there is actually a glimmer of hope - here:
http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/20...-2003-191.html
If you're interested enough to view Dr. Karp's Google talk, that's here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...00659758053865

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
news:...
>A Mac 'is' a PC. What you should be asking is, 'Is Mac OS X less secure than
>Windows?' Personally, no more, no less than Windows. Security is a constant
>force in todays world and operating systems no matter the brand will always be
>susceptible attack thats why you have folks working on them to constantly keep
>them updated with maintenance updates to stay one step ahead. Recent studies
>have shown that Microsoft has done a better job than Apple at patching their
>systems.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Nomen Nescio" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
>> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
>> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
>> opposite might be true..."
>>
>> Wall Street Journal: http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:55:16 -0800, eatfastnoodle wrote
(in article
<968cf056-d464-4bdf-baf6->):

> On Dec 21, 10:00 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
>> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
>> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
>> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
>> opposite might be true..."
>>
>> Wall Street Journal:http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity
>
> It doesn't matter which OS is inherently secure, OS X is simply not
> targeted as often, "security by obscurity" is an big advantage for
> Mac.
>

Security by obscurity has been shown to be a myth. Apple's security is mostly
a result of the fact that most virus infections require root access and in
spite of any vulnerabilities, it's hard to get past that particular sentinel.

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The last time I checked, operating systems are designed and developed by
humans and the same people who try to infiltrate them are called humans too.
Regardless of how sophisticated protections in systems become, there will
always be someone curious enough to find a way in. There are lot of things
to take into account too, its not just the hacker in some foreign country
hacking into your PC thousands of miles away or someone downloading malware
onto their PC, but basic things like stealing a laptop thats not password
protected or data not encrypted. How do we get around these things I ask?
Operating Systems and Security encompasse a lot of things, the Internet, the
Local Network and so on.
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"Michael Jennings" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The Principle Of Least Authority is an attempt to banish that, "will
> always
> be susceptible to attack;" there is actually a glimmer of hope - here:
> http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/20...-2003-191.html
> If you're interested enough to view Dr. Karp's Google talk, that's here:
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...00659758053865
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>A Mac 'is' a PC. What you should be asking is, 'Is Mac OS X less secure
>>than Windows?' Personally, no more, no less than Windows. Security is a
>>constant force in todays world and operating systems no matter the brand
>>will always be susceptible attack thats why you have folks working on them
>>to constantly keep them updated with maintenance updates to stay one step
>>ahead. Recent studies have shown that Microsoft has done a better job than
>>Apple at patching their systems.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Nomen Nescio" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
>>> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
>>> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
>>> opposite might be true..."
>>>
>>> Wall Street Journal: http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity
>
>

"George Graves" <> wrote in message
news:. net...
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:55:16 -0800, eatfastnoodle wrote
> (in article
> <968cf056-d464-4bdf-baf6->):
>
>> On Dec 21, 10:00 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
>>> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
>>> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
>>> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
>>> opposite might be true..."
>>>
>>> Wall Street Journal:http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity
>>
>> It doesn't matter which OS is inherently secure, OS X is simply not
>> targeted as often, "security by obscurity" is an big advantage for
>> Mac.
>>
>
> Security by obscurity has been shown to be a myth.

It has? Where?

> Apple's security is mostly a result of the fact that most virus infections
> require root access and in
> spite of any vulnerabilities, it's hard to get past that particular
> sentinel.

George. Best not to speak about thing you no nothing about. You've proven
yourself clueless when it comes to how computers work. Stop embarassing
yourself with these stupid statements.

In article <>,
Nomen Nescio <> wrote:

> "It’s a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
> using Microsoft’s Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
> flaws in Apple’s and Microsoft’s operating systems suggests that the
> opposite might be true..."
>
> Wall Street Journal: http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity

The U.S. Army appears to disagree with your assessment. The Army is now
moving to Macs because of all the trouble they've had this year with
security.

http://www.forbes.com/home/technolog...-hackers-tech-
security-cx_ag_1221army.html

From the article...

"Wallington, a division chief in the Army's office of enterprise
information systems, says the military is quietly working to integrate
Macintosh computers into its systems to make them harder to hack."

It's pretty funny how easily Windows trolls can be bitch slapped these
days.

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macs suck
"George Graves" <> wrote in message
news:. net...
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:55:16 -0800, eatfastnoodle wrote
> (in article
> <968cf056-d464-4bdf-baf6->):
>
>> On Dec 21, 10:00 pm, Nomen Nescio <nob...@dizum.com> wrote:
>>> "It's a common belief that Macs are more secure than personal computers
>>> using Microsoft's Windows. But a new study comparing the number of
>>> flaws in Apple's and Microsoft's operating systems suggests that the
>>> opposite might be true..."
>>>
>>> Wall Street Journal:http://easyurl.net/MacSecurity
>>
>> It doesn't matter which OS is inherently secure, OS X is simply not
>> targeted as often, "security by obscurity" is an big advantage for
>> Mac.
>>
>
> Security by obscurity has been shown to be a myth. Apple's security is
> mostly
> a result of the fact that most virus infections require root access and in
> spite of any vulnerabilities, it's hard to get past that particular
> sentinel.
>
> --
> The only reason that the air we breathe is free, is because the corporate
> world has been unable to figure out a practical way to meter it.
>