Apple’s Mac OS X operating system has long been lauded as virus resistant, if not downright virus and malware free. Over the years that has perhaps changed — at least a little. If any Mac-focused bugs have popped up, though, none have turned into marauding swarms of locusts. Basically, Mac OS X stands a low risk of infection, partially due to its Unix foundation and partially due to the notion of security through obscurity. However, recent reports about an official support document found on Apple’s Web site have reignited the Mac security issue.
