I have a question for you. A great deal is being said lately about security on the Mac, it’s as though people want to create a belief that Macs have security problems just so they can criticize Apple. But I have been online with a Mac for almost 12 years now and I have yet to encounter a security problem either with a virus or my email being compromised or with malware. However, 2 years ago I used my sister-in-law’s windows laptop to surf the web and in under an hour I had such bad security issues and malware downloads that the Hard Drive became so slow and bogged down it had to be completely erased. If security is such a big issue, and apple is so bad at implementing security on their products and simply doesn’t care about security, then why is it that I am having no troubles with security on my Mac, online or otherwise? Some like to say it’s just because Macs are not as popular, but you have dispelled that myth here before.

Can you provide some real world documentation of where Mac computers have been hacked or security has been breeched due to security flaws in Apple’s products? Maybe some situations where a person’s or company’s finances have been compromised and the thieves have made off scott free with all the money? Something like that. I need to see some real world evidence that security is an issue on the Mac before I can start getting worried about it. I have seen a few phishing emails before but nothing that I wasn’t too stupid to ignore. I guess what I’m asking is are they any great security loop holes out there for the Mac that are currently being exploited that can really do some damage that we should all be worried about? I’m not sure, maybe there is? Is there a great and terrible phishing email out there that is making millions off of unsuspecting Mac users and laughing all the way to the bank? Or is all this fuss really for nothing? I mean it’s great to create security systems before security loopholes are found by the hackers but at the same time I don’t see any real world evidence of security exploits on the Mac and therefore I don’t see the justification for the recent rash of Apple security bashing. The world will end in 1 million years, is anyone worried if their affairs are in order? The Mac maybe could have security concerns, but until it does, should I worry about it?

Thanks
Webheads

There are various reasons for posting it here instead, with the loose wording.