With that said, not everyone knows what makes the two most popular OSes secure out of the box. Insider exclusive: Download a PDF version of this article. You won’t gain many friends by claiming both are secure.
In reality, both OSes are adequately secure when operated with their default security settings along with their vendor’s best practice recommendations, but after decades of intense competition for passionate consumers, the subject borders on a technical religious war.
One of the quickest ways to troll IT security professionals is to proclaim that either Microsoft Windows computers or Apple Macs have better security.
