PS excuse my typos but I am a little short on time at the moment, no excuses I know. I am glad you brought this up Allison, I too am interested in this particular issue. I would like to know if there is a distinction to start with and then learn more.
#Sophos mac vs clamxav mac os#
However, it is very true that Dave made a very specific statement and as a non-denier of security risks that are out there, I believe he might not be wrong but it leaves me wondering … what are the inherent technical traits of Mac OS that make it more vulnerable to malware, or if it is even the OS and not the user that is creating the vulnerability. Sadly my comments add nothing new other than just some reminders as most of this is generally understood, even if it is just in the back of people's minds as the new normal. The underlying reality is that this is not going to go away anytime soon.
Year after the year attacks on yahoo, adobe, banking, and so on, in fact even the US government allowed millions of very personal and financial records to be stolen. In extension, I reminded of the tenacious and ever increasing attacks on what are typically considered trustworthy and security hardened cloud service.
#Sophos mac vs clamxav windows#
Windows platforms have certainly taught us a thing or two of this ominous reality. The other side to the word vulnerable is the nature of the compromise that can penetrate Mac OS systems through poor user habits or innate system security weaknesses or a mix of both.Įither way, I believe that in general terms, users are at least aware of a risk associated to simply being online. I am sure our brothers and sisters on the windows side are scarred enough to be extraordinarily cautious or moved to the Mac side as a counter measure. The key word is vulnerability and that appears to suggest MacOS is technically inferior or perhaps it means that users are vulnerable to socially engineered malware. If there is supporting evidence to the claim then it is certainly the most stunning development on the Mac side, well since its' inception in '84.