FYI. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/technology/internet/06security.html?_r=1&hp
Note this sentence about halfway through: "For now, Apple’s Macintosh computers are more or less exempt from the attacks, but researchers expect Apple machines to become a larger target as their market share grows." Sad but ultimately not so surprising, I think. And the bigger picture the article emphasizes, that our vulnerability increases the more we depend on the Internet, is dead-on and one that no OS can really address. Credit-card numbers may be OK on my local machine but not so OK journeying through cyberspace or residing on the bank's or a merchant's system. C'est la guerre. *************** Bill Spencer in Maryland IMac Core Duo 2.4 ghz/1 g RAM/Leopard IMac Core Duo 1.83 ghz/1 g RAM/Tiger iBook G3 12.1/800mhz/640mb RAM/Tiger --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
