« Binary Tree Marks the Migration of Over 75,000 Users from IBM Lotus Notes to the Microsoft Online | Main | OpenOffice .. UI overhaul in xx Years ?? »

December 03, 2008

Apple suggests Mac users install antivirus software

sign of the times …

… Apple is recommending that Mac users install antivirus software.

But don't read this as an admission that the Mac operating system is suddenly insecure. It's more a recognition that Mac users are vulnerable to Web application exploits, which have replaced operating system vulnerabilities as the bigger threat to computer users.

On November 21 Apple updated a technical note on its Support Web site that says: "Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult." …

Read on : Cnet.com

Comments

Feed You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Dat krijg je ervan als je marktaandeel toeneemt (Apple) en dat van MS afneemt zie NU.NL
http://www.nu.nl/news/1870434/50/Marktaandeel_Windows_bereikt_historisch_dieptepunt.html

Post a comment

If you have a TypeKey or TypePad account, please Sign In.

Design by Ewebscapes