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Macs may not be as hacker-proof as thought

At the recent Black Hat cyber conference, a proof-of-concept demonstration exposed many security holes in Mac\'s OS 10.

Federal News Network Staff

August 12, 2011 10:12 am

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Apple’s OS 10 operating system has long enjoyed the reputation of having fewer cybersecurity weaknesses than Microsoft Windows. But that reputation may be undeserved.

At the recent Black Hat cyber conference, a proof-of-concept demonstration exposed many security holes in OS 10, according to a posting on InfoWorld. The blogosphere was also set abuzz when an anonymous blogger at InfoWorld claimed Microsoft does a better job than Apple of protecting its customers, and that Windows 7 has fewer security holes than OS Ten. However, the writer disclosed that he’s a senior security architect for Microsoft.

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