Nickname: CW

Review: I don't even own a computer, and I feel sorry for those people so absorbed in their own little world at the stereotypical coffee shop they don't even know what the weather is like outside without checking a Web site. Whenever they have feedback to a news article, they should title it what it really is, "Members of the Apple Cult talk about how great a brainwashing they have received."

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 9:06 PM

Nickname: SteveH

Review: It's quite interesting to see a well-constructed, and well-researched follow-up like this, coming on the heels of a spate of inaccurate media articles. Last year, a similar "news" piece was launched, spurred by Sophos, a software security firm. The headlines were meant to cause alarm, "Macs attacked," "Viruses attack Macs more frequently." Reading past the headlines, the reader could get through the entire article, only to find out that no Macs had in fact been attacked. I even went to the link supplied by the vendor last year, which tested my Mac's vulnerability and overall security. The results told me I was 100% secure. It should be noted that most successful attacks occur, and are spread, via e-mail and browsers via the Internet. Your article correctly targets human behavior as the most severe vulnerability. Combine that with the inherent risk of using Windows, and you have a plan for disaster. Many of which have already occurred.

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 5:49 PM

Nickname: Jaye

Review: Finally! Someone with some common sense and a brain writes an article explaining the reality of this! Thank you so much. I've been reading all the contradictory articles screaming! It's obvious that fellow shareholders were getting the wrong ideas.

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 4:46 PM

Nickname: fuz

Review: I commend you for your approach to this problem. Yours is the first such article that seems to make a whole lot of sense. Thank you for not spreading the FUD around like many of the other articles I've read on this subject. I have always logged in as an admin. I now have created a user acct that has limited access to the admin stuff. Thanks again

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 4:18 PM

Nickname: David

Review: It looks like you don't understand how this latest "vulnerability" even works. Creating a shell script, giving it a file extension of .jpg or something else, and then having someone download it from the Web or get it by e-mail is not going to make it run terminal commands. You're misleading people due to your misunerstanding of how this really works.

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 3:59 PM

Nickname: lyonr

Review: Good article! I've been wondering how to explain this fuss to my Windows friends. I'll just refer them to this piece. Thanks

Date reviewed: Feb 23, 2006 3:37 PM