Mac users 'too smug' over security - BBC article

[Ugg]

I agree - I've read his columns in the past and in general he is pro Mac.

However, I think the tone of the article is completely wrong and paints the situation as worse than it actually is. As you say, the main point of 'be aware' is relevant, and whilst he has no duty to sell OSX as a platform, to a casual reader, this article is unnecessarily negative.

He always paints the picture worse than it is. He seems to be a rather pessimistic kind of guy really and his response to the responses to his column made it clear that he didn't really tell the whole story. He does seem to address his column to those who have computer knowledge and I think he does a disservice to the average computer user by not more fully explaining things. That may be a problem with the BBC in general though as their articles too often seem geared to producing soundbites for the moderately illiterate.

I do think mac users are too complacent and smug, the security updates are proof that Apple has security issues. It's probably only a matter of time before something bad happens. That said, my only security measures are to turn off all sharing and make sure the internal firewall is on.