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Last month's security bulletin from Microsoft included the MS06-040, revealing a critical vulnerability in Windows Server service. MS06-040 attacks continued to proliferate throughout the month and into September.

What's interesting is that it's led to a discussion on how Macs are inherently far more secure than Windows. Of course, that view is championed by a Mac proponent.
In response, the Security Curve weblog poses the idea that Apple is actually becoming too smug for its own good.

Maybe so, but we know is that no platform is absolutely secure and Macs have recently experienced an increase in exploits. I don't rejoice in exploits on any platform but the reality is that Macs have been as much the beneficiary of the lack of interest from the hacker community as they have from their own inherent security. In other words, their lack of market share makes them uninteresting as a targeted platform for hackers. On the practical front, it also limits the rate of proliferation.

Apple, smug? Yes. Does it surprise us? No...but if they start getting targeted, the smugness won't last long.

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