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    Secunia confirms what we already know about Mac Security

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 22, 2010.

  1. scadsfkasfddsk

    scadsfkasfddsk Notebook Evangelist

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    I just saw this over at pcworld.com and thought you would be interested. It essentially confirms what we already know. Apple Mac has more vulnerabilities but due to market share and poor third-party software Microsoft Windows is subject to more security issues. Of course this is produced by a security company that would have its own agenda to push.

    Security Firm: Apple Has More Security Holes Than Microsoft - PCWorld

    I couldn't miss the chance to kick the hive.
     
    scadsfkasfddsk, Jul 22, 2010
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  2. Krane

    Krane Notebook Prophet

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    You're not exactly "kicking the hive", but it does show one of the reasons for Macs reputation for invulnerability to viruses. Even so, there is still a design advantage that limits the ease at which a Mac can be vulnerable to attack. Though this advantage gap is even less with the introduction of W7.

    Even so, a hundred of so known viruses with the Mac vs 12 million for PC is a sizable gap to bridge. Market share do have it negatives.
     
    Krane, Jul 23, 2010
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