In light of all the talk about the MacBook hack, I figured I would help shed some light on security issues in the computer industry. Has anybody heard of the phrase no one’s perfect? A computer is a computer no matter how you put it. Apple has a very stable and secure OS, but that doesn’t mean its perfect. The mac users out there must know this because you do get those software updates that say security update on them. It was interesting to see the additional comments Todd had about the MacBook hack (and on the show), which I can only hope readers know I listened to after my post. Can you hack a Windows machine easier than a Mac. Yes. Can you hack a Mac? Yes. End of story. In the end it doesn’t matter how easy it is or not, a security risk is a security risk. One moment everything is fine and the next is total chaos. That is one of the problems with security. There are no warnings and you do not see it coming.
My opinion on part of the reason Macs don’t have as many threats is because of the sense of loyalty of the mac user. Those of you that hate the mac usually don’t know much about using one. So, where does that leave room for the hackers? Is this entirely the case? No, but it seems interesting enough and has atleast some shred of validity. I work with guys that do not like macs. They could hack Windows in their sleep. Put them in front of a Mac and it takes them a little while to get the feel of the OS. Could they hack it? Not without some prior usage, which if you don’t like them is not something you might do. As with the die-hard Mac users, will they give into using a PC, not likely.
I will touch on this because on the Windows defense I hear this quite often. Apple has 5% of the market using Mac. That is one of the reasons they don’t have many viruses. I agree that has some of the to do about viruses. But then again if the hackers did this stuff to better the technology industry instead of harming it, I think it would save the average consumer quite a bit of money. Think of it this way hackers, you still get to hack, but when you do it won’t be illegal. You’ll get a pat on the back for finding the loophole. That I guess would be a utopia.
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