Apple’s OS X: Magnet for hackers?

Kelly McNeill writes, “In the past, Apple Computer evangelists have touted the company’s signature Macintosh operating system (OS) for, among other things, its relative invulnerability to hackers and cyber-terrorists. Unlike users of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows or even open-source Linux, Macintosh users have been spared the Melissa or I Love You viruses as well as denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and Web page defacements. But the newest Apple operating system release has Mac users on the lookout for the same types of threats. A review of defacement archive Web site alldas.de reveals that Web site attacks are almost exclusively launched at computers using Windows or UNIX.” More at osOpinion.