Eric Schmidt: If You’re Worried About Security, Use Chrome And a Mac
Wrapping up his D9 interview, Google’s Eric Schmidt had one last piece of advice for anyone worried about online security:
- Use Google’s Chrome Browser
- Use two factor authentication in Gmail
- Get a Mac.
Macs aren’t susceptible to all the Windows PC viruses out there, Schmidt said. Schmidt said he was speaking as a proud former member of Apple’s board.
No one on stage ruined mentioned the Mac Defender Trojan or the new security system Apple just added to the heart of OS X.
But we agree with Schmidt. Get a Mac.
Anything else he should have mentioned?
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: 
