Seems like a disinformation smear is being launched against Apple. Maybe Tiger (and Leopard) are too much of a threat now that they run on Intel?
These so-called "security holes" or "viruses" are nothing of the sort. They rely on users choosing to open files that they download. These things are not exploiting any deficiency in the system. If you choose to open a file and it contains a script or trojan horse application then you have hosed yourself (not Apple).
Any Mac user out there who is being into the "now we have viruses/malware/etc." on the Mac frenzy here, at Digg, and elsewhere is just feeding the cycle of baseless fear on this issue. No system will ever be "secure" from users who want to open stuff that is from unknown sources.
Contrast this with the typical Windows security holes, that allow changes, virus propagation, and malware installation without any permission from the user. Windows is designed to allow corporate IT managers to fully control the computer remotely. As long as this is true, Windows will be vulnerable and insecure. Macs are built around the principle that the user should be in control, hence no security holes except human engineering to trick people into allowing bad code.
And remember, none of these "critical" security problems has actually damaged anyone's system. This is just BS propaganda.
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Seems like a disinformation smear is being launched against Apple. Maybe Tiger (and Leopard) are too much of a threat now that they run on Intel?
These so-called "security holes" or "viruses" are nothing of the sort. They rely on users choosing to open files that they download. These things are not exploiting any deficiency in the system. If you choose to open a file and it contains a script or trojan horse application then you have hosed yourself (not Apple).
Any Mac user out there who is being into the "now we have viruses/malware/etc." on the Mac frenzy here, at Digg, and elsewhere is just feeding the cycle of baseless fear on this issue. No system will ever be "secure" from users who want to open stuff that is from unknown sources.
Contrast this with the typical Windows security holes, that allow changes, virus propagation, and malware installation without any permission from the user. Windows is designed to allow corporate IT managers to fully control the computer remotely. As long as this is true, Windows will be vulnerable and insecure. Macs are built around the principle that the user should be in control, hence no security holes except human engineering to trick people into allowing bad code.
And remember, none of these "critical" security problems has actually damaged anyone's system. This is just BS propaganda.