Apple Software Security Inferior to Microsoft’s, Says Iconic Hacker - Marc Maiffret - Softpedia

 

Marius writes, “A security expert that build his career on identifying vulnerabilities in Microsoft software now says that the company has come a long way. Marc Maiffret , a former hacker turned legitimate security researcher, and now chief security architect at FireEye, told InSecurity Complex that Apple’s software was inferior to Microsoft’s in terms of security and the capacity of protecting end users, despite claims to the contrary by the Cupertino-based hardware company. In fact, Maiffret put Apple on the spot for marketing its software as more secure than Microsoft products, noting that it was just marketing and nothing more. “

Apple Software Security Inferior to Microsoft’s, Says Iconic Hacker - Marc Maiffret - Softpedia