Infoworld has published a long article by Mac expert Glenn Fleishmann discussing the major security weaknesses of Mac OS X and why Macs are not secure enough for the Enterprise. Fleishmann doesn’t look for specific exploits or vulnerabilities, but rather at more global security issues in Mac OS X. These include the way Apple handles security updates (especially their unpredictability), the fact that third-party security flaws take too long to be patched, and Apple’s complacency about malware. Fleishmann’s points are all valid, and Apple will need to address these issues to fit better into the state of mind of corporate IT managers.
However, John Martello, writing at The Mac Observer, questions these points, saying that “the six arguments actually amount to a collection of shibboleths.”
