Apple Removes Claims Of Virus Immunity

Monday, June 25, 2012 Apple Removes Claims Of Virus Immunity Apple has quietly removed a claim from its website that its computers do not get viruses. A recent wave of virus attacks against Macs, including the Flashback botnet have apparently forced it to reconsider its message. Previously Apple boasted that its Mac OS X operating system "doesn't get PC viruses". That has now been changed. Apple's website now states that Mac OS X is "built to be safe" and tells users to "safeguard your data. By doing nothing". And while it still claims that safety is "built in" to OS X, the message is in contrast to previous claims of virtual invulnerability. The new version of OS X, Mountain Lion, will include a new 'Gatekeeper' app which allows users to restrict what Apps are installed on the system. In a recent report, Russian anti-virus software maker said that at least 550,000 Macs were infected with viruses. NEXTUS? Samsung Expects To Sell 10M Galaxy S3 Phones LulzSec Hackers Admit Attacking High-Profile Websites World-Record Flight For Human-Powered Helicopter Supersonic Executive Jets To Be Announced At Farnborough Air Show BLOG POSTS Alis McWhirter: Digital Rage: 10 Days Without the Internet For a long time I considered myself a technophobe. At 27 years of age I had dial-up internet, a hand-me-down PC and a pay-as-you-go phone. Then, a career change resulted in a better income and a need to be contactable. Almost overnight I gained a smartphone, a netbook and broadband... And I loved it! Christopher de la Torre: Alan Turing, Father of Computer Science, Defied Stereotypes, the Nazis, and a Nation The Turing tragedy is worth considering, if only to remind us that despite a sustained shift away from sexual discrimination, science still hasn't fully come to terms with the fact that one of its most influential icons was gay. Alex Dean: Words Do Wound: The Cyber Bully Our whole world has shrunk since the internet became so easily accessible. Unfortunately, there is a dark and dangerous element to the wondrous world of instant communication. James Dyson: A Sub-Standard Solution As an inventor, I've made more mistakes than I care to mention. To me, that is the greatest missed opportunity in education. I'd go as far to say we should award marks for good mistakes. Success may satisfy, but failure drives a hunger. William Mao: It's Not Easy Being Green: The Sustainable Economic Impact of the Olympic Games Despite the benefits to business institutions and development outlined above, Andrew Scott notes that the positive impact on GDP is thus far inconclusive, so it remains less than certain that the UK's 10 billi

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