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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Mac Security in 2010

Phony Microsoft endorsement part of new scareware tactic; Chinese Zodiac Accurately Predicts Yearly Cybercrime Trends
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Mac Security in 2010

In May of this year, I wrote a blog on another media site predicting a precipitous rise in Mac-based malware. At the time, I believed that this would change Apple's public claims about security superiority over Windows and force Steve Jobs and company to recommend security software for all Mac users. I guess this blog got some people's attention. Usually my blogs would get a half-dozen comments... Read full story

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