Episode 2 — Sophos 10/4/2009

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 April 2009 14:31 Written by Matthew JC Powell Friday, 10 April 2009 16:03

MJCP and Sean McNamara speak with Paul Ducklin, Sophos's Head of Technology, Asia-Pacific. While security threats are in the media almost constantly, they're barely a blip on the horizon for Mac users. Separating myths and hype from reality can be a tricky business, but these three have a go. Do we need to worry about doom scenarios? Are Macs inherently safer than Windows PCs? Are we protected by relatively small market share and, if so, what is the tipping point where we need to start to worry? What are the dumb things people do that allow their computers to become infected?

Sophos — Security software vendor.

Symantec — Another security software vendor.

Intego — And yet another security software vendor.

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