MacWorld UK: Mac OS X Security ‘Myth’ Exposed

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 25, 2004

“Windows is more secure than you think, and Mac OS X is worse
than you ever imagined. That is according to statistics published
by Danish security firm Secunia, reports Techworld.

“The stats, based on a database of security advisories for more
than 3,500 products during 2003 and 2004 sheds light on the real
security of enterprise applications and operating systems,
according to the firm. Each product is broken down into pie charts
demonstrating how many, what type and how significant security
holes have been in each…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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