Mac-Sicherheit dank BRAIN 1.0

Lesenswert, was Robert Mohns bei «MacInTouch» zum Thema Mac-Sicherheit schreibt …

[A]s the Mac market share grows, Macs will begin to become relevant to the botnet market. […] There are enough Macs on the net to be interesting; they make a nice platform for internet-connected processes and distributed computing; and Apple is slow to respond to security vulnerabilities, making it a ripe target for attacks in the period between discovery and patching.

I am frustrated, at times, by the constant stream of tiny Windows security updates from Microsoft, but the fact is, that stream of rapid patches helps keep modern versions of Windows secure. Apple’s approach of occasional monolithic updates is easier for users, but leaves much longer gaps between the discovery of security vulnerabilities and their resolution. To date, Apple has been reasonably responsive in quickly patching actual exploits (which are of far more concern than vulnerabilities, which are usually theoretical), but I fear that Apple’s model of slow response and no public acknowledgement of issues while they›re working on them is going to leave the Mac platform vulnerable.

We›ve seen Apple improve its security response times over the past year, but there is still progress to be made. Ultimately, however, responsibility for good security lies in the hands of end users – you and me. Keep your firewall up; install security updates; don’t install software from unknown sources (especially if it promises you free pornography, folks!); don’t open email attachments from strangers.

In the Windows world, you can – contrary to popular belief – stay virus and worm free without antivirus software (if you start with a clean install of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later), but it requires diligence and care. I believe that Mac users must adopt a similar mindset. Mac OS 9 was virtually immune to attack because the core OS was so unfriendly to networking, while Mac OS X has been too insignificant to be of interest to professional cyber criminals. This has changed.

Mac OS X is now interesting to organized internet crime. We, as users, must adopt good security practices. Mac OS X provides a fairly secure base, but it’s not perfect, and it’s up to us to maintain our Macs› integrity.

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