Is Snow Leopard a Icy Kitty???

June 2009

Apple accepts Mac’s vulnerability to malware. Security company ‘SecureMac’ reports that Apple has eventually admitted that viruses and spyware pose a threat to Mac OS X and to its most recent operating system ‘Snow Leopard.’ According to Apple, Snow Leopard is being designed to add new mechanism that would facilitate in protecting against attacks like phishing and sandboxing in Safari. However, this technology is not a complete anti-malware solution. Apple claimed on its official website that Mac had built-in technologies, which helped to protect from malicious software as well as other security threats. Since computer systems were not cent percent immune from attacks, antivirus software might be deployed for additional protection, Apple suggested. Responding to Apple’s statement, SecureMac said that they appreciated Apple for acknowledging the fact that Mac was not immune to malware attacks. This statement contradicted Apple’s TV advertisements that criticized their counterparts by claiming that Macs were totally safe. Nevertheless, it was vital that one should realize that the new mechanisms built into the operating software would not safeguard from all attacks, SecureMac added.