Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure?

Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure?
Daniel Hanson, 2004-07-21

Apple's OS X is not safer or less susceptible to vulnerabilities and viruses than other OSes, and Apple's secretive culture is bad for the security world.

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Windows cracks Vs Mac, Re: Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-08-01
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Anonymous

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Anonymous

"resounding silence"?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/security/

http://developer.apple.com/security/

http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/security/

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Security/Conceptual
/Security_Overview/

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