Is the Apple Mac Really More Secure Than A Windows Computer?
Posted by admin | Under Uncategorized Tuesday Aug 24, 2010Just about every Mac user I know thinks that their computer is more secure than it’s Windows counterpart. Is that really true?
Well, its certainly true that Macs seem to be targeted far less often than Windows machines.
Is the Apple machine less tageted because it is inherently more secure though?
My belief is that Windows machines are targeted far more often simply because there are far more of them in circulation.
The Apple Mac, contrary to some popular opinion, is not totally immune to viruses, spyware and other forms of malware.
With the popularity of the Apple Mac growing will this mean an increase in the amount of malware that targets it? I certainly think so.
Another factor to consider is that those behind the various forms of malware are no longer single teenagers with a warped sense of fun.
Today’s malware is, instead, written by large and well organised gangs of cyber criminals.
Such groups have the required time and expertise to write malware for the Mac and its becoming increasingly more profitable for them to do so.
After all, if they write a Trojan for a Windows machine then how hard would it be to modify it to affect an Apple Mac? The potential profits are huge and the increasing number of Macs in use makes it worth their while.
Therefore I believe that it is only a matter of time before the Mac sees a significant rise in the number of threats that target it. Are you protecting your system or do you still think you are safe?
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