On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:07 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > Presumably with Mac’s there is no patching or AV.
There very much is patching for the Macintosh. Apple releases security updates for their own stuff, and other vendors may as well. For example, are you planning on running MS Office? That gets patches. There was AV software for the classic Macintosh System Software, and I expect there is AV software for Mac OS X as well. Contrary to popular belief, malware does exist on the Mac platform. I've even seen a few reports of OS-level malware for OS X, but I'm referring more to macro viruses/worms. I know a few years ago document macro malware was prolly an even bigger problem on the Mac than on the PC, thanks to all the Mac people who were convinced they were magically immune to security threats and thus were unaware their networks were teaming with malware-infected documents. Macs are computers. They will have all the needs, problems, challenges, etc., etc., etc., that every other computer platform has had since computers were invented. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
