Steve Jobs And Tech Security Apple's products continue to
highlight what relatively secure operating system environments
look like. The death of Steve Jobs is triggering not a little
reflection over the impact that one man could have over the form
and function of the technology we use every day. The Apple II
and Apple Macintosh were systems on which many of today's
technology professionals first cut their teeth. In more recent
years, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad came to reshape or outright
define our notions of what constituted an MP3 player,
smartphone, or tablet. At least for the past 10 years, however,
what's also been notable with Apple products is the degree to
which their users don't have to worry about security. Not that
Apple's operating systems are 100% secure; they're not. But with
the large quantity of malware targeting Windows operating
systems increasing this year by 21%, and the quantity of malware
targeting Google's Android smartphone and tablet operating
system increasing by 400%, Apple's produc