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Originally Posted by justacoach
My perspective derives from being a computer security consultant. I don't mind when customers want to put themselves at undue risk, it pads my pocket. Just try to avoid using any version of IE myself. Too big a target for the bad guys who would like to purloin your goodies.
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Just as long as we're clear about WHY it is a target....
The unsensationalized facts are that it is NOT fundamentally more/less secure at all. There are just that far more people using it and therefore a better target for someone wanting to attack as broad of an audience as possible with hopes of getting lucky.
Same thing with Mac vs. Windows. If you were writing a virus and wanted to have the most impact, why would you bother targeting an OS with such small market share. You would target the system most widely used. Thus, the Mac APPEARS at first glance to be less prone to viruses. When in fact, it is less only targeted becasue there are far fewer or them.