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but what it doesn't tell you is this link
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/bona_fide_mac_os_x_security_challenge/
and this is what finally happened http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=181502434
So get the fact straight.. Mac is still one of the most secure OS in the WORLD!!!
:)
It took me about 8 hours to clean up after one of my clients got a server hit by a paypal phisher. They came in through an account with a VERY weak password (account "pc" password "pc") that was used for a windows machine to connect. I had been saying to them for months that they had inadequate passwords, they didn't want to hassle with good ones.
The hacker came in through ssh - which actually needed to be on, since it's a server that has to be remotely managed. And ssh login attempts are CONSTANT these days.
And of course the client's passwords are better now, and ssh is significantly more locked down. So, while the Mac is better than most, you shouldn't take that as an excuse to get careless.
Oh, and after an incident, you REALLY need to back up all your data, reformat & reinstall, and restore ONLY the data, NOT the apps. Unless you're 100% certain that an attacker didn't get root, anything less is asking for trouble.
If they get your password then it's over..
I think that goes for every single OS out there.. Until we have some kind of widely used biometric identity for a password, we'll have this problem..
So, despite the fact that the Mac OS is relatively secure, a false sense of invulerability is dangerous. As is a false sense of smugness.