Cyber-security adviser uses Apple Macintosh to avoid Windows’ security woes
Monday, September 27, 2004 - 04:50 AM EST"For the first half of the year, anti-virus research company Symantec reported 1237 new online security vulnerabilities - an average of 48 a week. Nearly all those vulnerabilities, about 97 per cent, were considered moderate or highly severe, and 70 per cent were considered easy to exploit," Paul Brislen reports for The New Zealand Herald. "There is a growing online threat to businesses, their intellectual property and their good name if they don't take the appropriate security measures."
Brislen then goes on to describe the problems of running a Windows PC and writes, "Users are spending more time taking care of their PCs instead of taking care of business... Firewalls and anti-virus protection are no longer enough to keep confidential information out of the hands of competitors or fraudsters."
Brislen concludes, "Perhaps the final word should go to Richard Clarke, the cyber-security adviser appointed by former US President Bill Clinton. Clarke, who toured New Zealand recently, said he has managed to protect his computer from more than 99 per cent of all known viruses, worms, network attacks and spyware. He runs an Apple [Macintosh], not a Microsoft PC, and says that does the job nicely."
Full article here.
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Information Security Investigator says switch from Windows to Mac OS X for security - September 24, 2004
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The Motley Fool: Windows viruses, Apple iPod's 'Halo Effect' may drive switch from Windows to Mac OS X - September 21, 2004
Gartner VP: Windows is the biggest beta test the world has ever known - September 20, 2004
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Review: Windows XP SP2 'remains leaky, profoundly unsafe on the internet' - September 17, 2004
Wall Street Journal's Mossberg: 'The single most effective way to avoid viruses and spyware is to simply chuck Windows altogether and buy an Apple Macintosh' - September 16, 2004
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This is now beyond a joke really. The computer industry as a whole is in a state of war and it really is time either Windows was fixed or people made use of their consumer choice.
People who have just bought a computer or bought one in the last 6-9 months are NOT going to switch to a Mac. And people that have bought PC's for years and upgrade are not going to buy a Mac either.
It's time Apple started advertising the "Virus Free" state of it's computers.
WARNING though. As soon as too many people buy Mac's the virus creaters WILL find a way through - it is just a matter of time!