Obscurity Security

The topic of security on a Mac has always been quite controversial. Many credit the lack of security problems and virus issues to good design, while others lean towards the notion that it’s because the market share is too small, and thus not an appealing target. Today, the latter have gained some fodder. Most hackers aren’t hacking for fun, it’s because there’s big money to be made. A “good” virus can harness vast amounts of computing power for little or no cost to the hacker, allowing them to use the machines for whatever purpose they want. Recently in a OS X hacking contest, a Mac Mini was cracked in under 30 minutes and the hacker claims “easy pickings”.