I’ve been using OS X for a little while now and I have found that many users have a false sense of security. They believe that just because there are not many bugs found and fixed in it that means there are not many holes that need to be fixed. This is not true.
Apple is known in the security industry as being hostel to bug finders. They down play the bug that has been found and do not admit it even existed. Apple does not even acknowledge the person(s) who found the problem.
When the month of Apple bugs was first released it seemed that users did not want the security holes found. They wanted to continue in their own little world of if you don’t see it, then it doesn’t exist. This is a false sense of security. I would rather see Apple take steps to secure their systems quickly as possible. Then once the bug has been fixed state what the bug was and acknowledge the people who found it.
Microsoft has really picked up the ball when it comes to security today, mainly because they had no other choice. With the virii going around in 2001 they had to fix something. They have spent the last six years improving their security. Today Apple is in about the same spot Microsoft was in 2000; something huge is going to happen if they do not step forward to mediate it.
I really like OS X and would hate to see something like code red or Nimda on this Operating System.
