Headlines that contradict their own stories

> Though this does not mean that Apple’s software is the most insecure—the report takes no consideration of the severity of the flaws—it points at a growing trend in the world of security flaws: the role of third-party software. Many of Apple’s flaws are not in its operating system, Mac OS X, but rather in software like Safari, QuickTime, and iTunes. Vendors like Adobe (with Flash and Adobe Reader) and Oracle (with Java) are similarly responsible for many of the flaws being reported. The headline for this article is: “Apple the new world leader in software insecurity.”

And yet the second paragraph begins: “Though this does not mean that Apple’s software is the most insecure…”

Which one is it, guys?

This is one of those cases where you just have to use common sense. The research says that Apple’s software is more insecure than Windows. But EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER HEARD about viruses, attacks, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware, etc. has exclusively referred to Windows computers.

As I’ve said before, always be cautious, but the bottom line is that your Mac is not in grave danger of being hacked, unless you do something stupid, like give your password away to a strange program.

And journalists, please quit with the misleading, link-baiting article headlines. Seriously. If you can’t get people interested in your content any other way, you’re not trying hard enough.