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Mac users 'still lax on security'
#689 - 0--dar63--Mac users 'still lax on security'--2007-02-21 18:28:53
#Apple Mac users are still too lax when it comes to security matters, an independent researcher has said.
Kevin Finisterre caused ripples in the Mac community when he started a website in January revealing a different bug in Apple systems each day of the month. - While some observers dismissed the survey, Apple recently issued a patch to plug holes outlined by Finisterre.
Apple owners' attitude to security was "one of the main reasons we started the campaign," he said.
Apple makes great play of the fact that its OSX operating has yet to be attacked by a virus while Windows XP machines are plagued with problems.
Its recent global campaign of adverts pitching Macs versus PCs has focused on security issues.
XP machines are represented by a flu-ridden, sneezing individual while the Mac remains untouched by illness.
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