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Articles like that are needed to give Apple its wake-up call.

therealidiot 11y ago
Their response will probably just be to ignore any future communications from the author
MCRed 11y ago
You mean pathologically dishonest? Apple bashing has been going on for 30 years, and they aren't changing-- this could have been written in the 1990s, and if you did the research you can find dozens like it written then.
- luso_brazilian 11y ago
  From the Time Inc. (former CNN Time Warner) domains alone: 1. October 2006 - Hackers look to crack Mac [1] "Apple computers have long been prized for being virus-free. But as more people use Apple products, experts say the company is increasingly becoming a target for cyber pranksters ..." 2. April 2009 - Experts: Malicious program targets Macs [2] "Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs. But that may be changing somewhat, according to computer security researchers (...)" 3. May 2011 - Is Mac under a virus attack? [3] "Is Mac under a virus attack? No. But there’s some bad news rising on the Apple malware front (...)" 4. September 2012 - Malware attacks on the rise [4] "Apple (AAPL) got a wake-up call in the second quarter. The company had advertised that Macs didn't get viruses, but a virus called "Flashback" changed all that (...)" You will notice something in common in all those reports: 1. "Oliver Friedrichs, director of security response at * Symantec, a leading anti-virus software vendor , said 72 vulnerabilities were discovered in the Mac's OS X operating system in 2006, up from 19 in 2004." 2. "But blogs are buzzing this week about what two Symantec researchers * have called the first harmful computer program to strike specifically at Mac." 3. "According to a memo released Monday by the * computer security site Intego * (...) (maker of Mac Internet Security, Antivirus for Mac) 4. "Attacks that we've traditionally seen on PCs are now making their way to other devices," said Vincent Weafer, * head of McAfee Labs * . "This report highlights the need for protection on all devices that may be used to access the Internet. (...)" [1] http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/10/20/apple.virus/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/10/20/apple.virus/ind... [2] http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/inde... [3] http://fortune.com/2011/05/04/is-mac-under-a-virus-attack/ http://fortune.com/2011/05/04/is-mac-under-a-virus-attack/ [4] http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/malware-cyber-attacks/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/malware-cyber-att... And, of course, on the linked article: "So much for the argument 'Apple computers are safer and bug-free.' It's not true. We're accustomed to annoying glitches in PCs. But the past few years have shown that Macs, iPads and iPhones have them too. " and "They don't appear to have a regular patch schedule like Microsoft, nor do they appear to patch continuously like Google does with Chrome," said Tod Beardsley, a research manager at cybersecurity firm Rapid7.. " of course with the link neatly placed on Rapid7.
  - MCRed 11y ago
    I think the part about patch schedules is hilarious. Apple is the one who, before chrome existed and microsoft was anywhere close to doing it, set up updates to happen automatically. Like years ahead. I think even before linux got it. And yeah, they don't push security patches out on tuesday because they don't have vulnerabilities every week. It is a straight up lie to say they don't patch "continuously". They do this both for the OS and for the Apps in the AppStore-- one of the advantages of the AppStore is that if a vulnerability is found in one of your apps, the developers can push out an update and it can get patched without you having to even know it needs to be updated.
- philtar 11y ago
  What's the dishonest part?

Their response will probably just be to ignore any future communications from the author

MCRed 11y ago

You mean pathologically dishonest? Apple bashing has been going on for 30 years, and they aren't changing-- this could have been written in the 1990s, and if you did the research you can find dozens like it written then.

luso_brazilian 11y ago
From the Time Inc. (former CNN Time Warner) domains alone: 1. October 2006 - Hackers look to crack Mac [1] "Apple computers have long been prized for being virus-free. But as more people use Apple products, experts say the company is increasingly becoming a target for cyber pranksters ..." 2. April 2009 - Experts: Malicious program targets Macs [2] "Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs. But that may be changing somewhat, according to computer security researchers (...)" 3. May 2011 - Is Mac under a virus attack? [3] "Is Mac under a virus attack? No. But there’s some bad news rising on the Apple malware front (...)" 4. September 2012 - Malware attacks on the rise [4] "Apple (AAPL) got a wake-up call in the second quarter. The company had advertised that Macs didn't get viruses, but a virus called "Flashback" changed all that (...)" You will notice something in common in all those reports: 1. "Oliver Friedrichs, director of security response at * Symantec, a leading anti-virus software vendor , said 72 vulnerabilities were discovered in the Mac's OS X operating system in 2006, up from 19 in 2004." 2. "But blogs are buzzing this week about what two Symantec researchers * have called the first harmful computer program to strike specifically at Mac." 3. "According to a memo released Monday by the * computer security site Intego * (...) (maker of Mac Internet Security, Antivirus for Mac) 4. "Attacks that we've traditionally seen on PCs are now making their way to other devices," said Vincent Weafer, * head of McAfee Labs * . "This report highlights the need for protection on all devices that may be used to access the Internet. (...)" [1] http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/10/20/apple.virus/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/10/20/apple.virus/ind... [2] http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/inde... [3] http://fortune.com/2011/05/04/is-mac-under-a-virus-attack/ http://fortune.com/2011/05/04/is-mac-under-a-virus-attack/ [4] http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/malware-cyber-attacks/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/malware-cyber-att... And, of course, on the linked article: "So much for the argument 'Apple computers are safer and bug-free.' It's not true. We're accustomed to annoying glitches in PCs. But the past few years have shown that Macs, iPads and iPhones have them too. " and "They don't appear to have a regular patch schedule like Microsoft, nor do they appear to patch continuously like Google does with Chrome," said Tod Beardsley, a research manager at cybersecurity firm Rapid7.. " of course with the link neatly placed on Rapid7.
- MCRed 11y ago
  I think the part about patch schedules is hilarious. Apple is the one who, before chrome existed and microsoft was anywhere close to doing it, set up updates to happen automatically. Like years ahead. I think even before linux got it. And yeah, they don't push security patches out on tuesday because they don't have vulnerabilities every week. It is a straight up lie to say they don't patch "continuously". They do this both for the OS and for the Apps in the AppStore-- one of the advantages of the AppStore is that if a vulnerability is found in one of your apps, the developers can push out an update and it can get patched without you having to even know it needs to be updated.
philtar 11y ago
What's the dishonest part?