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Macworld on security

Ah, Mac security, one of my favorite topics. I am often considered the Cassandra of the Mac community, warning people that someday Macs will be exploited but no one believes me (and I am sure someone in the comments will tell me I don't know what I am talking about because Macs are magically immune to all kinds of tampering, and why don't I just give this topic a rest). However, I am not the one thinking about Mac security today, Rebecca Freed of PC World is.

It is her opinion that you should have a reasonable view on Mac security. Keep the firewall on, don't download strange things, and scan you Mac for viruses (yes, yes there have been no known OS X viruses but that doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. Forewarned is fore armed).