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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost
We shall yet again wait and see what these people come up with. The last instance of OSX being hackable relied on the hackers being given root access before they could commence. That was about a serious as it got.
Apple address any security issues on a very regular basis and in general they are addressed well before the so called experts discover them.
As I tell all my clients, there are no virii or security issues at this time, but do not be complacent, some pathetic sensation seeker is bound to do it sometime.
The Mac community polices itself, unlike the Windows community which attempts to destroy itself.
The latest update for OSX 10.4.8 was issued today.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 |
The Mac community is a minority. Hence less of a target, the more peeps use it the more vulnerable it will get to attack. A
small minority (pro-rata) in the Windows community cause damage.....a problem it is indeed. Hence the move towards Linux....you get better security AND all those lovely computer games.....