{"id":124,"date":"2008-04-08T15:26:55","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.intego.com\/?p=124"},"modified":"2008-04-08T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T14:26:55","slug":"are-macs-safe-out-of-the-box-read-the-fine-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/are-macs-safe-out-of-the-box-read-the-fine-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Macs Safe Out of the Box? (Read the Fine Print)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a long time, Apple boasted that Macs were safer than Windows PCs, and that Macs didn&#8217;t have any security issues. But as we&#8217;ve seen (and as you can see looking at recent articles here), Apple has had to issue some very complex security updates, one of which patched more than 80 vulnerabilities. <\/p>\n<p>Apple has always said that Macs were safer out of the box, but we&#8217;ve noticed, in fine print on Apple&#8217;s website, that they seem to be less sure of this. 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