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Renegade:
I just read this:

http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/The-Mac-malware-problem-is-bigger-than-you-think/1306458529

Out of 832 respondents to the Windows PC question, 86.66 percent use anti-malware software. By comparison, 84 percent of the 582 Mac respondents don't have anti-malware software installed on their primary computers.
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So, 87% of Windows users have AV software, while only 16% of Mac users have AV software. Yikes.

As Mac Defender and countless Windows malware show, successful attacks are more about social engineering than lax operating system security.
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It's good to finally hear some good information in the media. The OS isn't the security issue... It's the USER!

Stoic Joker:
As Mac Defender and countless Windows malware show, successful attacks are more about social engineering than lax operating system security.
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It's good to finally hear some good information in the media. The OS isn't the security issue... It's the USER!-Renegade (May 26, 2011, 09:28 PM)
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Damn Straight! ...There is no point in trying to blast your way through a  steal door when the *Ding Dong* Avon Calling approach works so much better. And there's a boat load of folks in glass houses fixin' to get all sorts of un(intentionally)welcomed attention.

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