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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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Mac OS X ? Unix? Secure? 2004-07-22
Anonymous
While it is true that OS X is not the most secure, it can be said for being tied as the most secure desktop operating system.

The reason for this is only partially due to its lower number of users as compared to Windows. The primary reason (as is true with Linux and BSD etc) is that no service are turned on by default in any of these OSes while on Windows (on the other hand) nearly every service is turned on thus making it a prime target for krackers.

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