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Inside OS X Security: Page 11 of 11

Conclusion

There are two things to remember here. Once you get past all the yelling and emotion, Mac OS X is a pretty secure operating system, at least as secure as any other operating system in its class. That's not a magic spell relieving you from any responsibility toward keeping it that way. Again, no operating system can protect against deliberate, determined insecure actions. But with education, some common sense, and keeping your eyes wide open, you and your Mac will have few, if any security problems.