ZDNet - The Ed Bott Report: Has Apple done enough to fight malware on Macs?

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Apple was caught flat-footed by Mac Defender and took nearly a month to respond. What exactly has Apple done? Is that response good enough for customers? And will Cupertino's newly minted malware strike force be ready for the next big attack?

By Ed Bott
June 19, 2011

Apple was caught flat-footed by the sudden appearance of Mac Defender in late April and early May. Its initial response was straight out of the Cupertino PR playbook: batten down the hatches, impose a companywide gag rule, and try to figure out a response.

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