"How do I protect my Mac online? Should I run any 'security' applications on my Mac?"
That question arrived several weeks ago via the contact form here at TUAW, and I have been trying to come up with a reasonable answer to it ever since.
That question, or a variation of it, comes fairly regularly. Usually the person asking it has switched from Windows to Mac, and has brought with them an expectation that they should run some sort of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware programs.
It's easy to be glib and say that the only really safe computer is one that is turned off and locked away.
Conventional wisdom would have you believe that Mac users don't care about security, or think they are immune to sec
