In short, it's alarmist FUD to garner readers (hits on their web site) and shore up Symantec's cash cow (Windows) by making potential switchers think there's really no security advantages in moving to OS X.
On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:54 PM, Arnel Tuazon wrote:
I just wanted your opinion on recent articles regarding potential attacks on
OS X via viruses, phishing, etc. I read an article on ZDNET (I know I know
being on that site is a whole other story) regarding how Apple has been
releasing monthly patches to X via the software updates which addresses
vulnerabilities in OS X. I was more concerned about the tone of the
articles as it seemed more on stirring up fear rather than legit concern.
The other article was a warning bell from Symantec regarding how OS X was
becoming more and more a tempting target for hackers, malware authors, etc.
Of course as soon as I found out that most of the info in the article was
supplied by Symantec my alarm bells went off telling me "Uh oh it looks like
Symantec sales for Mac Norton must be low this quarter."
I know that loopholes exist in all OSes and X is by far not immune to
attacks, but how stable or more likely, secure, do you think we really are?
Are there legit concerns for us?
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