While overall the MACOS systems don??™t have the number of
identified flaws as Microsoft products, enough has been discovered to draw attention to
the virtually ignored operating system. Industry experts are calling for Mac users to be
vigilant and not to become complacent.
Complacency is the greatest threat now for Mac users. Windows users are all too
familiar with the vulnerabilities of their systems and have learned to adapt to the environment
as necessary. Mac users aren??™t used to this, and the misconception of being less
vulnerable to attacks could be their undoing. Experts warn that Mac malware is not a
myth and cite the creation of the Inqtana worm, which targeted Mac OS X by using a vulnerability
in the Apple Bluetooth software that was more than eight months old, as an
example of the vulnerability that threatens Mac users.
Still another security flaw came to light for Apple in early 2006. It was reported that
visiting a malicious website by use of Apple??™s Safari web browser could result in a
rootkit, backdoor, or other malicious software being installed onto the computer without
the user??™s knowledge. Apple did develop a patch for the vulnerability. This came
close on the heels of the discovery of a Trojan horse and worm that also targeted Mac
users.
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