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<blockquote data-quote="NyteByte" data-source="post: 2124324" data-attributes="member: 10381"><p>I'll admit, I’m not an expert on the new OS 10, nor do I care to be. However, I have worked with OS 8 and 9 for years and they both sucked. OS 9's architecture is very similar to Windows 95. It has no protected memory, no true pre-emptive multitasking, and no real virtual memory support. This is something Windows has had for over 10 years (since 1994) with the first version of Windows NT. After all these years, Apple has just figured out how to implement these features in OS 10.</p><p></p><p>I have played with OS 10's security features a bit and they are not even close to being as sophisticated as Windows. Yes OS 10 is built around a UNIX foundation (which in itself is a 40+ year old architecture), but it's very basic. In OS 10, Apple finally added basic security with user accounts and simple file attributes.</p><p></p><p>In contrast, Windows security is very comprehensive, granular, and goes far beyond OS 10 or UNIX. Windows security was designed for large enterprises and government organizations and has a government C2-level security certification. </p><p></p><p>I can only touch on some of the security features Windows has, since that alone would be a huge topic:</p><p> - A public key infrastructure</p><p>- Kerberos authentication</p><p>- Object based access control</p><p>- Group policies (including software distribution)</p><p>- Local security policies</p><p>- Auditing</p><p>- Security logging</p><p>- Granular object security</p><p>- Firewall</p><p>- Centralized security management</p><p></p><p>When it comes to Windows, all the media hype is focused on viruses and spyware. As people have already pointed out, Microsoft is a MUCH larger target than Apple and that’s why you see more attacks on Windows than Apple OS’s. Because of this, to think OS 10 is somehow more secure is naïve. The first computer viruses I ever saw were on a first generation Mac. I personally have never gotten a virus or received any spyware on any of my Windows machines at home or at work, nor has anyone else in our office. That’s because our Windows network is run properly and it’s secure. People that I’ve seen get infections was almost always due to carelessness, such as not having a virus scanner, or blindly clicking “yes” to those Web browser pop-ups without reading them carefully.</p><p></p><p>Also, there is a LOT more to “good networking” than the ability to change the IP address on the fly. When you walk into a large corporation’s data center, you’ll see racks of servers running Windows, not Mac OS 10. Windows has become the backbone of corporate IT. </p><p></p><p>Apple will always remain in the niche markets, assuming they even continue to survive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NyteByte, post: 2124324, member: 10381"] I'll admit, I’m not an expert on the new OS 10, nor do I care to be. However, I have worked with OS 8 and 9 for years and they both sucked. OS 9's architecture is very similar to Windows 95. It has no protected memory, no true pre-emptive multitasking, and no real virtual memory support. This is something Windows has had for over 10 years (since 1994) with the first version of Windows NT. After all these years, Apple has just figured out how to implement these features in OS 10. I have played with OS 10's security features a bit and they are not even close to being as sophisticated as Windows. Yes OS 10 is built around a UNIX foundation (which in itself is a 40+ year old architecture), but it's very basic. In OS 10, Apple finally added basic security with user accounts and simple file attributes. In contrast, Windows security is very comprehensive, granular, and goes far beyond OS 10 or UNIX. Windows security was designed for large enterprises and government organizations and has a government C2-level security certification. I can only touch on some of the security features Windows has, since that alone would be a huge topic: - A public key infrastructure - Kerberos authentication - Object based access control - Group policies (including software distribution) - Local security policies - Auditing - Security logging - Granular object security - Firewall - Centralized security management When it comes to Windows, all the media hype is focused on viruses and spyware. As people have already pointed out, Microsoft is a MUCH larger target than Apple and that’s why you see more attacks on Windows than Apple OS’s. Because of this, to think OS 10 is somehow more secure is naïve. The first computer viruses I ever saw were on a first generation Mac. I personally have never gotten a virus or received any spyware on any of my Windows machines at home or at work, nor has anyone else in our office. That’s because our Windows network is run properly and it’s secure. People that I’ve seen get infections was almost always due to carelessness, such as not having a virus scanner, or blindly clicking “yes” to those Web browser pop-ups without reading them carefully. Also, there is a LOT more to “good networking” than the ability to change the IP address on the fly. When you walk into a large corporation’s data center, you’ll see racks of servers running Windows, not Mac OS 10. Windows has become the backbone of corporate IT. Apple will always remain in the niche markets, assuming they even continue to survive. [/QUOTE]
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