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case you missed Part 1 check it out here.
Safari
I
love the Mac myths. For some reason when you approach Mac users about
security they seem to get this sneaky smile on their face and say,
“Not me! Thats why I bought a Mac!”
Well
the truth is that its not necessarily any more secure than a Windows
machine. Yes, thats the truth.
Safari
might be giving away your passwords to untrusted sites. This could
mean a very big vulnerability for you and your computer, especially
if you use the same password in more than one place.
You
can read the article here.
But
wait thats not all!
Not
to bring up old news but as recently as March of this year at a
hacking convention there was a very interesting battle. First of all
it was found “that the Safari
browser was surprisingly insecure, allowing successful
attacks on
Mac computers.”
The
mac was pitted against a Vista machine and a Ubuntu machine. You know
from the commercials that Vista is not secure while the Mac is right?
Well “The Mac fell within minutes, hijacked by security
researcher
Charlie Miller” In fact during this entire round no one was
able to
compromise the Vista machine. I will also point out that is a
conference where all the leading security experts in the world are
invited, and yes hackers, and no one could take out the Vista machine
that day.
You
can read the full story here.
One
final note “Security experts point out that despite Apple's
poor
security, its machines remain less attacked than Windows
machines.
Many believe this is simply a matter of market share. With Mac
sales on the rise, there may soon be a large increase in
Apple-targeted malware and takeovers with the Safari browsing taking
the brunt of the attacks.”
I
hope thats enough to finally dispel the myth of the
“secure” Mac.
Make
sure you check out the rest of the series. I will be offering some
new insight into virtually every browser in the market right now.
;)
;)
Shane
You let me know when anything in cyber is 100 % safe.
All is well.
Tom Braatz