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Talkback
Ah... the US Government has issued a warning. How comforting. This from the organization that told us that the internets were a series of tubes.
Why don't they focus on governing? Or has that become too difficult for them in this day-and-age?
Mac OS X is being targeted because Vista is about to be released. Microsoft is scared, it knows its operating system sucks, but instead of making theirs better, they are hoping to make the Mac OS X look bad.
The fact is Malware & Viruses exist and have destroyed many a PC.
There are very few PC users online today who have not had gotten a virus.
The fact is there is no Malware or Viruses for the Mac OS X.
There are no Mac users online today that have experienced a virus on Mac OS X... ever. This may change someday, and perhaps it has, but it still leaves the majority of us untouched.
Almost every person for a PC. None, or virtually none for the Mac.
The majority of people aren't into computers enough to realize that all these "flaws" security firms find are completely different from the actual viruses that bring down systems for Windows XP. And the fact that most PC owners have enjoyed a virus, while mac users remain untouched.
Security companies have vested interested in getting people scared, to sell anti-virus programs.
Another "flaw" link: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/366
Time and time again ZDNET, how about a balanced approach for a change?
So you actually have to download and open a corrupt .dmg file? Remember one of the latest updates from Apple disables the 'open'safe' attachments' option by default so the only scenario where this could be exploited would be:
1: The user re-enables the 'safe attachemnts' option
2: The user downloads a crafted .dmg file
Hardly a remotely exploitable flaw, how about a fair and balanced comparison between the ongoing windows holes and serious vulnerabilities compared the handful of minor issues on OSX?
Give us a break ZDNET, get out of M$'s pocket.
Mac's have always had a great reputation for minmal exploits to the OS. Zdnet should be careful in how their reporting is placed into media without really checking through the facts of the flaws, that are released from Cert & other reporting agencies of computer flaws ... etc
Mircosoft will have the biggest share of flaws because it is the most widely used, if Macs was the most widely used it would be probably the most vulnerable OS.
The model between the two OS'es are totally different, so it's like comparing apples & oranges..
I would like it if Zdnet would take a more balanced way of reporting flaws in computer systems & not use headlines to cause extreme concern, when there is not that type of concern to the general computer user.
Hi all,
Totally agree with the points about how the Mac platform has proven to be massively more secure than Windows. However, I'm afraid I don't accept that we've misreported this story. Perhaps it would help if I gave a little background information.
We initially decided not to cover the reported flaw earlier in the week, as we didn't want to make a big deal out of what appeared a minor problem. However, US-CERT's intervention meant that we couldn't ignore this issue, as I felt we had a responsibility to draw it to our readers' attention.
In an attempt to balance the story, we pointed out that some US readers had already weighed in and argued that the vulnerability wasn't serious.
Those of you who think we're rabidly pro-Microsoft could check out <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.co.uk/talkback/0,1000001161,39284841-39001084c-20083039o,00.htm">this talkback</A>, whose author sees an anti-MS bias. Hopefully the truth is nearer the middle.
Thanks for your comments :)
Graeme
News editor
Is the headlines often can be too sensationalist, making the average user believe they might be in danger of something affecting them.
When in reality, nothing of the sort will actually happen for the majority of users. As they know howto get what they need.
Messing around with other things in their OS, which they don't understand, they don't want to do, as they don't know what they are doing, so they don't tend do it, they often ask an expert for advice to help them out.
Human behaviour and computers mean, the majority don't do more than they have been shown or have to do get the job done.
I'm not Anti-Microsoft nor pro them. They are ubiquitous and have worldwide presence. So even with a poor security model to their OS, it's out there and doing jobs & running businesses. They will be attacked every second & other OS'es will be attacked too. It's just Microsoft is easygame for anyone with any evil deed to do damage and make them look real bad. Microsoft is working on improving their security but I don't feel they will ever succeed in my opinion of achieving Bsd's unix record of exploits.
Mac OS & Linux have known holes & they are patched as soon as possible, these patches with the massive code base underneath even the patches create new holes.
To create fear in OS'es is not a good thing to do. I suggest create understanding of what needs to be done to have safe computing practices & advise users, howto help themselves protect themselves from whatever the issue(s) are to their computers.
Why not when writing have a 'fix' as part of the article, then this put's the user at ease of what to do to help themselves.
I only suggest to Zdnet keep the sensational reporting for things that can be sensational and worthy of the headline. Other than that keep this kind of reporting lower key.
Firstly I'd like to thank Graeme for replying to my comment, it's good to know you guys are listening :)
I wish it wasn't the case but time and time again ZDNET articles on any potential OS X flaws are dramatised to the extreme. I'd just like to see less drama and more reasonable articles on all non-windows platforms.
How about an article comparing the number and frequency of Windows/MS flaws against OS X? I'd like to see a graph of windows viruses and malware v's Apple's for example...! Something an uneducated user can look at and get a reasonable, balanced view of the differences in security and stability of the two rivals.
Going on your headline you'll lead users to believe that potential flaws such as this are in the same league as some of the big all-timers in windows, this just isn't the case....