The myths going around on the internet.
1.Less than 1% use Linux and 10% use Mac Os X it is not that they are so much better but market share .The Malware makers are going windows where the market shares are.
2.Windows have more security but most people don't use it.
3.Mac OS X security is not that good , windows is better.
4.windows it has more gradual permission level than a ON and OFF like Linux or Mac OS X
5.Malware is growing with Linux and Mac OS X now.
Here is my take on it.
Windows ,Linux and Mac all have guest accounts ,standard accounts ,administrator accounts so on .So on security it is well the same here.
What Linux and Mac have that windows does not other than windows vista and windows 7 for security is authentication for a password to system changes.But windows vista and windows 7 authentication is more security than Linux and Mac as you cannot download ,install or remove or even change the date and time or wallpaper with out clicking confirmation it not just critical system changes but any system change.You cannot even view stuff in control panel or system info !!!
Where with Linux and Mac you can download ,install or remove or even change system setting it will only ask for authentication if it is effecting critical system changes .
So in way windows as more security with the cancel and allow box but pops up like all the time.Where with Linux and Mac you can download ,install or remove or even change system setting with no pop up.
Where Linux and Mac have more security is it does not support old software like windows .Why does supporting old software is bad ? It simple old software ran in full admin and had way way way I say again way way too much acess to the system .That was the dark days of software and OS's of the 90's as they ran as full admin and one user .
More and more people are getting Mac computers now and there are more and more malware coming out now it is a growing problem for Mac computers now .Well windows still have most of the malware out there .The growth of malware is growing now do to more people are getting Mac computers.
Windows 95/98/Me was base on DOS and ran as full admin only one user .It was horrible for security really horrible .Where windows 2000/XP/vista /7 and now windows 8 is base of NT that is many people using the computer with different read and write access and way better security thus guest accounts ,standard accounts ,administrator accounts and lot more of tweaking of what the person can have with different levels of read and write access .
It best when one is surfing the internet to go on the internet as a guest accounts where the malware will not have read and write access .
Microsoft did not really start to take security serious to windows vista and wibdows 7 came out with the cancel and allow box and ant-virus and anti-spyware and firewall that comes with windows vista and windows 7.
That is my take on this
1.Less than 1% use Linux and 10% use Mac Os X it is not that they are so much better but market share .The Malware makers are going windows where the market shares are.
2.Windows have more security but most people don't use it.
3.Mac OS X security is not that good , windows is better.
4.windows it has more gradual permission level than a ON and OFF like Linux or Mac OS X
5.Malware is growing with Linux and Mac OS X now.
Here is my take on it.
Windows ,Linux and Mac all have guest accounts ,standard accounts ,administrator accounts so on .So on security it is well the same here.
What Linux and Mac have that windows does not other than windows vista and windows 7 for security is authentication for a password to system changes.But windows vista and windows 7 authentication is more security than Linux and Mac as you cannot download ,install or remove or even change the date and time or wallpaper with out clicking confirmation it not just critical system changes but any system change.You cannot even view stuff in control panel or system info !!!
Where with Linux and Mac you can download ,install or remove or even change system setting it will only ask for authentication if it is effecting critical system changes .
So in way windows as more security with the cancel and allow box but pops up like all the time.Where with Linux and Mac you can download ,install or remove or even change system setting with no pop up.
Where Linux and Mac have more security is it does not support old software like windows .Why does supporting old software is bad ? It simple old software ran in full admin and had way way way I say again way way too much acess to the system .That was the dark days of software and OS's of the 90's as they ran as full admin and one user .
More and more people are getting Mac computers now and there are more and more malware coming out now it is a growing problem for Mac computers now .Well windows still have most of the malware out there .The growth of malware is growing now do to more people are getting Mac computers.
Windows 95/98/Me was base on DOS and ran as full admin only one user .It was horrible for security really horrible .Where windows 2000/XP/vista /7 and now windows 8 is base of NT that is many people using the computer with different read and write access and way better security thus guest accounts ,standard accounts ,administrator accounts and lot more of tweaking of what the person can have with different levels of read and write access .
It best when one is surfing the internet to go on the internet as a guest accounts where the malware will not have read and write access .
Microsoft did not really start to take security serious to windows vista and wibdows 7 came out with the cancel and allow box and ant-virus and anti-spyware and firewall that comes with windows vista and windows 7.
That is my take on this
