Despite their reputation, Mac computers have bugs, vulnerabilities, and even malware targeted at them. With their rising popularity in the workplace, it’s “the perfect” time for a Mac-only security conference.
Unfazed, Long says he’s going to be “fine” because viruses hit “PCs, not Macs.”
The commercial perfectly represented what for a long time has been an unequivocal truth: Mac computers, generally speaking, were more secure than the average Windows PC. And for years, Apple played this up advertising that its machines don’t get “PC viruses.”
While Apple doesn’t make that claim anymore—and it might no longer be even true—the popular belief has persisted: people still believe Macs are more secure.
In reality, just like any other hardware and software, Macs do have bugs, vulnerabilities, privacy-invading apps that slipped through App Store checks, and malware (even ransomware.) Just last year, researchers uncovered a piece of spyware that infected hundreds of Mac computers for over 13 years. The FBI indicted the alleged creator of the malware.
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