Apple's advice: stay updated and stay calm; Security's X factor.(Mac Beat)(Brief Article)

Macworld, September, 2004 by Dalrymple, Jim

Faced with a report critical of how safe its operating system is from online attacks, Apple first came out with a software update it hoped would quash potential threats. Then it came out with a response it hoped would reassure users about OS X's overall security. "We all have to be concerned about cyber-security and threats in general," concedes Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing.

"But if Mac users just keep their software updates running, they shouldn't have much to be concerned about." OS X's security came under fire in May, when security firm Secunia warned OS X users of "highly critical" vulnerabilities that exist if you surf the Net with either Microsoft Internet Explorer or Apple's Safari Web browsers....

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