Apple's Mac OS X NEVER had superior security
Some Apple fans won't like our story about Mac malware going from a game to something more serious. But scowling over the details won't make a painful reality go away.
The reality being that -- contrary to popular opinion among Apple fans -- Macs have never been superior to Windows boxes from a security standpoint. True, Mac users have enjoyed almost clear sailing as hackers put all their firepower into attacking Microsoft machines. The technology with the fattest market share will always be target number-one.
But that didn't make Apple's technology more secure. It was simply the smaller fish in the pond. My thoughts are on this subject in light of a story I just edited from my friend and CSO contributing writer Robert Lemos about a game theory inching closer to reality.
