By Dave Moore, CISSP | For The Transcript Jun 13, 2021 Dave Moore Much as I wish it wasnât so, the mystique of the magic Apple Macintosh computer still runs deep in certain parts of our society. Because many people still donât understand how computers work, or what they even are, they are easily conned into believing Apple Macs are magical devices somehow immune to many of the ills that befall other, mere mortal computers. The cold, hard truth is this: Apple Macs, along with iPhones and iPads, are just machines, mechanical and electronic devices full of circuit boards and components not much different than their lowly relatives spawned in Windows and Android factories.