[Swordmaker]

". . . first Mac-targeting malware samples . . .

One proof of concept that had no payload, that never left the laboratory, and had no means of propagating does not "samples" make.

"Keyloggers are all PC based but there is no reason why those keyloggers couldn't be written for Macs--but I haven't seen any around yet," he said.

Hasn't seen any around yet... and they build a FUD article on this???

". . . Macintosh systems being targeted for hands-on hacking as opposed to worms . . ."

Local exploits? Yep. You have access to a weakly passworded computer and you can make it do computer things... Whow. I'm underwhelmed.

[Swordmaker]

It's FUD... Macworld must be coming up... so out comes the FUD writers. PING!

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[Sam Cree]

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[6SJ7]

Borrie said that during the past year he has seen Apple-based systems hacked and then used to control bots of Trojan-infected Windows PCs.

Is the writer ignorant of the difference between a system with security issues and a user setting a weak password?

[ikka]

Mac follows traditional Unix principles which accounts for its better security record.

WinXP does not have, or breaks the layers of abstraction, which makes for exponentially more security holes.

[Dick Vomer]

what program would you use to customize labels and use with your address book?... is there a general Mac freeper thread for these kind of questions. You all have been helpful in the past.