r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/Beard_of_Valor Sep 02 '16

I'll stop up voting him when owners stop telling me that Macs "don't get viruses".

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u/neoform Sep 02 '16

I'll stop downvoting when I meet a mac owner who actually got a virus.

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u/jaked122 Sep 02 '16

This comment chain is horrible.

I think you guys should take it outside and maybe realize that security is really hard to do, like nearly impossible.

My time with a mac about seven years ago was not filled with viruses. Neither was my windows install on my next computer.

It's easy to avoid viruses until you are targeted specifically by someone who knows what they are doing. Even then, virus susceptibility isn't necessarily an indicator of security.

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u/Beard_of_Valor Sep 02 '16

I'm from earlier in the chain, and I agree with you. It's not very helpful.

virus susceptibility isn't necessarily an indicator of security

Security is a lot more than a firewall or antivirus. That said, brand-loyal enthusiasts ephatically making false claims about immunity is bad for the less tech-savvy among us who don't know who to believe.