Western digital NAS - can it be used on a Mac?

Wasn't sure whether to post in this or the "expanding your Mac" forum so if anyone knows the answer please post.
I have a few My Book Premium external HDDs and wanted to add another when I spotted this new gigabit NAS model.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=278
From the spec it appears to be PC only but apparently it can be connected to anything that supports SMB - I'm no networking expert so does anyone know if it can be used i.e. accessed from the internet, if connected to a Mac? Will it be secure?
Thanks
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