The media has been all over the “new threats” to the Mac. Would we be hearing about these level 1 (to 0) attacks if they were attacks on the Windows platform? Of course not.
Leander Kahney of WIRED writes:
The smuggest of smug Mac users is right: the platform is more secure, and these new security threats are no more threatening that a paraplegic kitten.
The Leap-A malware was a poorly-programmed Trojan horse that relied on “social engineering,” or trickery to perform its nasty function. There’s a simple way to protect against this kind of threat — common sense — and in testament to this, a lot of people didn’t fall for it.
I’m not going to catch a virus this way any more than I’m going to send money to the honorable Dr. Mobuntu, head of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
When it comes to Leap-A, I’ll continue practicing the same common-sense precautions I take when using a Windows machine, like not opening any “nude pictures” of Britney Spears I get in e-mail.
