Comments on: Browser-based attacks increase as viruses dip

Viruses and worms hit IT operations a bit less often, but browser-based attacks are an increasing headache, new survey finds.

[Jonthin]

Solution

It all just gets worse and worse and worse. So why don't you do
what I did and switch to Apple Mac. It is simply immune to all that
crud and as a result productivity increases tenfold.

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Ignorance is not bliss

The Mac OS is not "immune" to all that, all such claims are simply hubris. Apple has released security fix patches to OSX so it's obvious that you have a false sense of security.

[mlindl]

You are right about the switch

Apple may have put out security patches but that doesn't mean
the user is under threat because in every instance they have
been theoretical.

Windows patches aren't about theory they are about reality. Not
all exploitable holes have been exploited but NOBODY hacks
Macs.

Mac servers and computers have been left online 24/7 for years
and not one breach has been reported. And it isn't like there
aren't good targets.

OS X is higher quality, Apple computers are higher quality and
TCO is LOWER, LOWER, LOWER.

But if the enterprise doesn't adopt them, it wouldn't be the first
time the enterprise didn't buy the cheapest and best option,
would it?

[treet007]

Too bad their Security+ is not recognized in the marketplace...

It's interesting that an information security-related survey came from CompTIA and not ISC2. When I talked to companies about the CompTIA Security+ certification, they are absolutely clueless, and some even think that it is part of the A+ PC hardware certification line. But talk to the same people about the ISC2 CISSP, then they instantly recognize the certification for information security.

So why should I believe in the CompTIA's study if their information security certification is unrecognizable in the marketplace and thus basically worthless?

--GIF