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1. HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX INSTALL
2. HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX SOFTWARE
3. HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX CODE
4. HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX PC
5. HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX WINDOWS 7

"They're both mature operating systems from the security point of view, and as good as each other. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos: In my mind, the OS question is quickly becoming moot, and will soon be replaced by the already-intense Web browser holy wars-especially with Google jumping into the fray there." "I still prefer OS X, but due to ease-of-use and customization, not security reasons.

HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX INSTALL

OS X does still have a small edge due to its smaller install base, but it is quickly losing that. Both have a solid design, a great SDL (software development lifecycle), security-minded developers, and a responsive support team.

HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX WINDOWS 7

"I'm a hardcore Unix guy, but I am happy to say that I have about as much faith in Windows 7 as I do in OS X. Mike Bailey, senior researcher at Foreground Security:

HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX CODE

Both suggest that a vendor should offer source code for applications so that users may make their own assessments."

HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX SOFTWARE

While Windows offers digital signatures for some programs, it's still very common for users to run buggy, untested software they download from random places on the Internet. Both of those operating systems run many services by default and offer them to anyone who cares to look. Users generally aren't able to secure machines and so this responsibility often falls to the vendor.Mac OS X and Windows both encourage users to download programs from the Internet without any thought for security. "It's possible to have a well-secured machine regardless of operating system. So you are much less likely to be bothered by malware if you use a Mac, or run Linux on your PC." They would far rather attack Windows PCs as there are lots more of them. Malware writers are rational, as are botnet herders. So while preventing normal crime is about sociology, preventing online crime is about economics. The bulk of e-crime is done by technically sophisticated people living in poor countries like Russia, India, or Brazil.

The bulk of normal crime-burglaries, muggings, car thefts-is done by disadvantaged young men, often illiterate and with drug and alcohol problems. "Computer criminals differ from ordinary criminals in that they're more rational. Ross Anderson, professor of security engineering at the Computer Laboratory at University of Cambridge:

"A lot of attacks have to do with social engineering and that kind of attack is platform agnostic."įor my survey I asked security experts: Which is more secure for consumers-Mac or PC, and why? Here are their (mostly) unedited responses, in alphabetical order by last name. "Viruses are a diminishing percentage of what we're seeing," said Randy Adams, director of technical education at ESET.

HOW DOES DOD HANDLE SECURITY FOR APPLE OSX PC

Meanwhile, Mac users are just as vulnerable to Web-based attacks like phishing as PC users are, and Mac users who fall prey to phishing tend to lose more money on average than PC users do, the survey found. The survey of more than 1,000 people found that while both PC and Mac users perceive the Mac as being safer, Mac users are victims of cybercrime just as frequently as PC users. More than half of Americans believe that PCs are "very" or "extremely" vulnerable to cybercrime attacks, while only 20 percent say the same about Macs, according to this ESET survey.ĮSET released the results of a survey in November related to awareness of cybercrime in the U.S. So I decided to conduct an informal survey of a bunch of security experts and see what they had to say in the hopes that people can use the information to help them come to their own conclusions.īefore I provide quotes from the 32 experts who participated in the survey, along with edited comments from an interview with a Microsoft representative and a link that Apple provided, I'd like to share some relevant research from antivirus vendor ESET.

When I am asked the question "Which is more secure, Mac or PC?" I find myself stumbling around for a response because I don't have a clear-cut answer.