Mac vs. PC Security In One Sentence

Daniel, do you really believe that, given equal exposure, OSX would be more susceptible to infection than Window?
I don't really use Macs, but I think Ubuntu's gksudo screen VS Window's UAC is a shining example of how Microsoft is getting security all wrong.
To me there are two big issues in desktop security. First, how easy is it for a remote application to run arbitrary code as an administrator without user intervention. The second, how easy is it to get the default user setup on the machine to execute code as administrator.
On the first point, I have no idea, and I think at best one could only come up with theoretical data as it is impossible to know how many holes are in a large code base. One can only know how many have been discovered.
On the second, in Windows it's dead easy. A “yes/no” dialogue comes up that does absolutely nothing to guarantee the person on the other end should be allowed to execute the command. In Ubuntu there are no administrators, so doing things like sharing logins is less of an issue because to perform and administrative task one must know the admin password setup at install time. This means if I step away from my computer for a bit and let someone else use it, short if intentionally malicious behavior on their end, I don't have to worry much about what sites they visit, or crappy programs they try to download.

I half agree with your analogy. OS X may be like an unlocked farmhouse, but Windows is like a house in the rough part of town with bars on the windows and locks on the doors, but the bars aren’t bolted on for half of the windows and every door has one of those plastic-flap “pet doors” large enough for the family St Bernard. I think it’s inaccurate to portray Windows’ widespread and persistent security problems as being primarily a result of their enormous home OS marketshare. (I imagine Linux would probably be equivalent to a farmhouse with a fancy electronic home-security system that comes with a 400 page manual)

Mac is more secure:)

That farmhouse is getting a lot of new neighbors lately…. http://securitywatch.eweek.com/apple/more_malware_attacks_seeking_macs.html

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