http://images.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/apple-getamac-security_480x376.mov
PMSL!
:rofl: Best one yet...
Its very funny....but bollocks.
If Apple were as popular as PCs then thered be all sorts of malware written to target them so Mac would end up having to implement something similar.
Assuming that the Mac OX has hooks into the operating system the way Windows does...if it doesnââ,¬â,,¢t then it just means Macs are never going to survive in a managed environment were system admins need to be able to push changes out to operating systems on mass which requires such functionality.
Im looking forward to Microsoft launching some adverts of their own!
Quote from: DeltaZeroIts very funny....but bollocks.
If Apple were as popular as PCs then thered be all sorts of malware written to target them so Mac would end up having to implement something similar.
Assuming that the Mac OX has hooks into the operating system the way Windows does...if it doesnââ,¬â,,¢t then it just means Macs are never going to survive in a managed environment were system admins need to be able to push changes out to operating systems on mass which requires such functionality.
Im looking forward to Microsoft launching some adverts of their own!
OSX is based on BSD Unix. Its inherently far more secure, scalable and robust than windows. You cant actually install _anything_ on Unix without the admins password unless its from a trusted source, and you as the Admin set what those trusted sources are. 50 years development is a wonderful thing. I dont even have an AV on my solaris box, because it doesnt need it.
Its a Pity OSX Server is a pain in the arse, the next version should be sorted.
Quote from: BeakerOSX is based on BSD Unix. Its inherently far more secure, scalable and robust than windows. You cant actually install _anything_ on Unix without the admins password unless its from a trusted source, and you as the Admin set what those trusted sources are. 50 years development is a wonderful thing. I dont even have an AV on my solaris box, because it doesnt need it.
Its a Pity OSX Server is a pain in the arse, the next version should be sorted.
This is my point really:
Bob gets his new Mac, he doesnââ,¬â,,¢t get the admins password so he cant install anything. Bob thinks his Mac is rather crap because he cant install anything.
Bob gets his new Mac, he does get the admins password. Bob is no wiser as to what is and isnt malware than he was when he used his PC. As Macs are (for this example) as popular as PCs there are equivalent levels of malware. Bob installs all the sh*t he did on his PC, but has to type in the admin password every time. As both legit software and malware is going to ask for the password he cant tell the difference.
Quote from: DeltaZeroQuote from: BeakerOSX is based on BSD Unix. Its inherently far more secure, scalable and robust than windows. You cant actually install _anything_ on Unix without the admins password unless its from a trusted source, and you as the Admin set what those trusted sources are. 50 years development is a wonderful thing. I dont even have an AV on my solaris box, because it doesnt need it.
Its a Pity OSX Server is a pain in the arse, the next version should be sorted.
This is my point really:
Bob gets his new Mac, he doesnââ,¬â,,¢t get the admins password so he cant install anything. Bob thinks his Mac is rather crap because he cant install anything.
Bob gets his new Mac, he does get the admins password. Bob is no wiser as to what is and isnt malware than he was when he used his PC. As Macs are (for this example) as popular as PCs there are equivalent levels of malware. Bob installs all the sh*t he did on his PC, but has to type in the admin password every time. As both legit software and malware is going to ask for the password he cant tell the difference.
agreed, the only thing you can do is have the computer system "intelegently" decide what it wont let you install. At this point you end up with situations like I had last night with Firefox
Me: Firefox, bring up the timetable for the Stagecoach X5 bus
Firefox: Im afraid I cant do that Mongoose, that website may harm your computer
Me: WTF?!?!!111one? its a bus timetable you stupid machine!
actually come to think of it, it may have been Google that was getting in the way. I was too annoyed to notice.