Comments on: Security Exaggeration or Real Threat: Is This the End of an Apple Era? http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: vincent Hayden http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343989 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:19:54 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343989 Let’s just go yell fire in crowded movie theatre! The Martians have landed in Laguna beach! Have any Macs been compromised or not? We’ve already got the pharmaceutical company creating new diseases they’re not working to prevent or cure us of. I own a Mac and Pc and have had no problems, but I also follow common sense principles – some of which are mentioned afore.

]]> By: Jack'of'InTosh http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343988 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:36:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343988 I hope people find exploits and bring Mac and Apple to real world! Mac are extremely overprice computers. I can buy a superior machine with superior graphics card and tons of software for same price as a Mac. Plus, I could buy dinner for 2, movie and coffee too.

]]> By: Snow Leopard Malware Targets Apple Users » Leopard, Snow, OSXJAHLAVK, Mobilize, Trend, McCarty » Mac OS X Fans http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343987 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:38:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343987 [...] this will give antivirus companies cause to raise the red flags once more, and spout on about how the end is nigh for the days of OS X being the secure choice, but as before, smart browsing and downloading [...]

]]> By: Experts: Malicious program targets Macs « Brand Newz http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343986 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:19:15 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343986 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer company. More from [...]

]]> By: dre http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343985 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:35:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343985 ha ha this is funny im not a mac user or a mac fan and i wish the worse for all mac users and mac fans but seriously if u download a pirated program the first thing you should do is test it else where and kno that duhh there r risks its pirated i mean i got tons of pirated software never try it on my machine first
and if u check windows users it usually ones who r not savvy who get viruses
mac users u should be afraid why because appl never tell you about a problem first hand they tell you after they fix it which means you could have been vulnerable for a long time and didnt even kno but im not a mac user so i dont really kno how apple does its thing i jus use windows cus thats what i kno i tried to convert to macs worst 4 months of my life did not kno where anything was couldnt even turn on the camera on the plus side dream weaver look sexy on os x but cs4 looks better on windows i get tired of that one same color theme on os-x if there is a way to change someone please tell me

]]> By: Apple News » Java Update for OS X Addresses Security Flaw http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343984 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:27:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343984 [...] OS X is still arguably safer than Windows, safety and security are not necessarily the same thing. A more aggressive attitude towards security by Apple now, might [...]

]]> By: Java Update for OS X Addresses Security Flaw http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343983 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:06:20 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343983 [...] OS X is still arguably safer than Windows, safety and security are not necessarily the same thing. A more aggressive attitude towards security by Apple now, might [...]

]]> By: Sophto’s BloGy » Blog Archive » هل جهازك الماك مصاب http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343982 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:22:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343982 [...] سمعتو عن التورجان اللي انتشر من بداية شهر يناير تقريبا في [...]

]]> By: Mac Botnet: How-To Ensure You Are Not Part of the Problem http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343981 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:01:47 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343981 [...] Written on April 24, 2009 by Andrew Bednarz and No one has commented As reported recently all over the blogosphere, the world’s first Mac based botnet is active after infiltrating [...]

]]> By: Mac attack> Mac user's take heed... - Grasscity.com Forums http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343980 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:58:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343980 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer company. "It’s a very low-level attack," he [...]

]]> By: Mac "Virus"...The Time Has Come - Zilvia.net Forums http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343979 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:33:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343979 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer company. "It’s a very low-level attack," he [...]

]]> By: ruffmac http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343978 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:31:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343978 After reading the blogs here, two trends emerge:
(1) Many bloggers are semi-illiterate. Can’t spell, can’t write what they mean, insert apostrophes where they don’t belong, etc. etc. Which impeaches their degree of knowledge. Why trust someone who writes bad English?
(2) Some bloggers are just plain wrong. Why? Because they know not what they discuss.
E.g., Astrochimp knows nothing about installation of applications on a Mac, but he pretends to know something. Ignore him.
Another example: blinkdt says, in effect, there is no secure web browser for the Mac. Wrong again! And he is arrogant! He says he builds systems. Does he build enough systems to supply the millions of users who cannot build their own system? If he did, what price would he charge them? (Remember, he would then have to provide warranty support, phone support, pay salesmen, pay for stores and their maintenance, etc.)

THE FACT IS that the Unix-based Mac OS is vulnerable to attacks. However, one glance at the Secunia web site (http://secunia.com/advisories/) shows that most vulnerabilities are patched (vendor provides software update – patch – that fixes the vulnerability).

Microsoft Vista: 30 advisories in 2008, 4 in 2009
2008: 3 out of 30 are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Less critical
2009: none unpatched
Apple OS X: 12 advisories in 2008, 3 in 2009 (all but one are patched)
2009: 1 out of 3 are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Moderately critical
2008: none are unpatched

]]> By: This Week» Blog Archive » Experts: Malicious program targets Macs http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343977 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343977 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer company. More from [...]

]]> By: Experts: Malicious program targets Macs « Something to do at work http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343976 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:17:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343976 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer [...]

]]> By: Experts: Malicious Virus Program Targets Macs | Help The Middle Class http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343975 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:31:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343975 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer [...]

]]> By: Knowledge’s Blog » Blog Archive » Experts: Malicious program targets Macs http://gigaom.com/apple/security-exaggeration-or-real-threat-is-this-the-end-of-an-apple-era/#comment-343974 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:07:44 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=21839#comment-343974 [...] the Mac botnet is also less severe than other attacks, said Darrell Etherington, a contributor to theAppleBlog, which is not affiliated with the computer [...]

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