Everyone knows that the Mac OS X operating system is just inherently secure. Any Apple loyalist will gladly explain to you everything that is wrong with Microsoft Windows, and how happy they are with not having to worry about malware and exploits on their shiny new Mac. So, I guess Macs don't need security software and we have nothing left to talk about...
Well, hold on a minute. While it is true that there are aspects of Mac OS X that might make it more difficult to compromise or exploit, it is by no means invulnerable. Macs have enjoyed a long history of security by obscurity--being too small of a target to be worth the time for malware developers to bother attacking. But--although Mac OS X still holds but a fraction of the market share that Microsoft Windows does--Apple has been gaining ground and is starting to show up on the malware radar.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208333/
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Well, hold on a minute. While it is true that there are aspects of Mac OS X that might make it more difficult to compromise or exploit, it is by no means invulnerable. Macs have enjoyed a long history of security by obscurity--being too small of a target to be worth the time for malware developers to bother attacking. But--although Mac OS X still holds but a fraction of the market share that Microsoft Windows does--Apple has been gaining ground and is starting to show up on the malware radar.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208333/
