We have observed a growing number of threats for Macs in the past two years. However, malware for Mac is estimated to rise as the iOS takes hold of more of the market (It’s a numbers game, remember?). Windows Vista and Windows 7 are still targeted by malware threats more often than any other operating systems. And unfortunately, we are no safer today than we were ten years ago.
Today’s digital landscape features a mix of users on a variety of devices supporting more software than has ever been available before. Mac OS X’s market share is now at eight percent, almost double what it was seven years ago- and as a result, cybercriminals are taking notice and setting their sights on Apple.
The result was an influx of attacks targeted at PC users and the Windows operating system. PCs were more popular, with the number of Windows operating systems connecting to the web far surpassing those of Macintosh or Linux. For a long time Mac users enjoyed a period of peace-they felt impervious to threats, only to realize years later that the sophisticated hacker would eventually evolve to this platform.
