No matter how good the OS (and I dislike MacOS personally, but it's not bad) it will always be vulnerable to social engineering attacks. However in
properly engineered systems the solution is simple, don't give them root accsess, they shouldn't need it for anything anyway. Unlike windows where a
lot of software requieres Administrator accsess. That way the only thing they should be able to wreck is their own account and it is easier to just create a
new account rather than reinstalling the OS.
There are very few worms for non-Windows OSes due to a vareity of factors, but one of the reasons is that the systems are properly engineered and both the
attack vectors and the damage the vectors can cause are limited. It doesn't help the user if he does everything from the root account but if he is not
being an idiot like that damage will be contained.
Unix based OSes also have a much easier time recovering from a reinstall if they are set up properly (IE: Seperate /home partition).
Sure antivirus software is still needed but the need is not nearly as acute as it is for windows systems.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
properly engineered systems the solution is simple, don't give them root accsess, they shouldn't need it for anything anyway. Unlike windows where a
lot of software requieres Administrator accsess. That way the only thing they should be able to wreck is their own account and it is easier to just create a
new account rather than reinstalling the OS.
There are very few worms for non-Windows OSes due to a vareity of factors, but one of the reasons is that the systems are properly engineered and both the
attack vectors and the damage the vectors can cause are limited. It doesn't help the user if he does everything from the root account but if he is not
being an idiot like that damage will be contained.
Unix based OSes also have a much easier time recovering from a reinstall if they are set up properly (IE: Seperate /home partition).
Sure antivirus software is still needed but the need is not nearly as acute as it is for windows systems.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."