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Flashback to OS X
I have run across several organizations who decided their software security solution (such as Antivirus or Antimalware) was to operate in an Apple environment. The underlying theory is simple:
“Macs don’t get infected with viruses.”
Please see this.
In other words, when running any type of business network you have to put a focus on your network security at some level. No operating system is safe. A good general rule of thumb is if you use a computer that plugs into a network or the Internet then you need to be running security software. I will even encounter networks that use an appliance that eliminates viruses at the level of the Internet connection and I still recommend to them to at least be running Antivirus on their computers.
Apple is great. They have great consumer products and have a great support channel to those consumers but don’t let a great brand and marketing strategy convince you to steer your business away from best practices. OS X and Apple is not immune to these types of security issues. Frankly, the false sense of security they breed makes their users potentially more vulnerable.
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