Comments on: Apple’s Mac OS X: “less secure than Windows” http://www.wirefresh.com/apples-mac-os-x-less-secure-than-windows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apples-mac-os-x-less-secure-than-windows A snappy new tech blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nocturnalcoder http://www.wirefresh.com/apples-mac-os-x-less-secure-than-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-4599 Nocturnalcoder Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:26:26 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2842#comment-4599 Since Mac users "buy" the whole Apple marketing story, they probably are easier to social engineer ;-) Since Mac users “buy” the whole Apple marketing story, they probably are easier to social engineer ;-)

]]> By: Christian Sciberras http://www.wirefresh.com/apples-mac-os-x-less-secure-than-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-3440 Christian Sciberras Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:39:13 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2842#comment-3440 "I’m not saying Macs are safer, but they are perceived to be by their users." Which already makes it a big time vuln... “I’m not saying Macs are safer, but they are perceived to be by their users.”

Which already makes it a big time vuln…

]]> By: James Melbow http://www.wirefresh.com/apples-mac-os-x-less-secure-than-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 James Melbow Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:35 +0000 http://www.wirefresh.com/?p=2842#comment-1025 Social engineering methods have nothing to do with the platform and everything to do with the user. It's a bit like making safer cars makes drivers more complacent so they have more accidents. I'm not saying Macs are safer, but they are perceived to be by their users. Social engineering methods have nothing to do with the platform and everything to do with the user.

It’s a bit like making safer cars makes drivers more complacent so they have more accidents. I’m not saying Macs are safer, but they are perceived to be by their users.

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