Mac OS X is often trumpeted by Apple as having superior security but Charles Miller, a computer security researcher, says he’s set to reveal 20 Mac OS X security holes at a Canadian digital security conference next week. Miller says the Mac OS X security issues he’ll unveil have not been identified before.
Miller believes Mac OS X is seen as more secure because fewer bad guys are out to get it compared with Windows. He says: “Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town.”
Last month, Aaron Portnoy, organiser of hacking contest Pwn2Own claimed that Windows 7 is more secure than Mac OS X while Kaspersky Labs suggested in January that Mac OS X Snow Leopard had out of date malware protection.
But while these Mac OS X security issues have got plenty of press, Windows security alerts seem to be more prevalent. Is Miller right when he says that’s because Windows is more widely used?
Which OS do you think is more secure? Windows 7 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Make sure you take a look at our Windows 7 review and Mac OS X Snow Leopard review while you’re pondering.
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