* Mac Users 'Must Wise up to Social Engineering'
posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Feb 2006 17:57 UTC
IconIgnorance is bliss, as the saying goes, but users of Apple's OS X platform could pay a hefty price if they continue to live in denial, industry observers have warned. The biggest security vulnerability could lie in the fact that OS X users aren't "trained" to monitor and identify social engineering tactics that have been used against Windows-based users for years. Mark Borrie, IT security manager at New Zealand's University of Otago, said although he hasn't experienced any infections, he's concerned at the ease in which social engineering can be used against the Mac community.
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