I knew this would happen, without Steve Jobs, Apple is at the mercy of the same degenerates that have already subverted the security of everything else. When business is a buy and sell commodity, and not an individuals pride and joy, there is no honesty, trust or integrity. It is just another dollar machine with no social concience.
I think that the biggest problem for Mac users is, if they believe that they are safe even if they are not cautious. This could cause more problem than increase in a number of threats. 270% increase also doesn't say much, since we don't know absolute numbers that were compared.
A lot, IMO. I have been saying for years, most of the so called exploites that plague other systems are not there by accident. They are carefully planned and designed so those who know, have the tools to use them to gain access. Apple had so few exploites in their systems, I had long believed that was because Steve Jobs would not allow it so when he passed away I predicted it would only be a matter of time before we would see a big increase in the amount of exploites and malware that takes advantage of them.
@RockLobster Well in my opinion the lack of exploits is due to the macOS having such a tiny user base compared to Windows. Traditionally, the operating systems with the least users have seen the least viruses.
I agree. I'm sure desktop Linux of full of holes nobody cares about either. It might be profitable to exploit the 1%, but that group is the wrong 1%.
It does not explain the increase and I have no idea why the Macs are now being increasingly targeted.
I do, like I said in my earlier post. The thing is, there is a big picture to all of it, but its not a pretty one and as most people dont like looking at ugly pictures, they just dont see it. Obviously I cannot prove it, it is close to impossible to prove anything without going to the kind of lengths Snowden did but when you examine circumstancial evidence and then say, ok based in what we have seen up to this point, I believeX is most likely the case and I predict that if I am correct about X, then Y will happen. Well, Y is happening so what does that say? Either, I was right all along or by some crazy fluke a completely different set of circumstances brought about the result I predicted would happen without Steve Jobs there to protect his lifes work.
Normally I like a good conspiracy theory but I really don't expect the current situation is that Steve Jobs was some superhero that stopped backdoors form being added to Apple's software and now isn't there to save it. Security by obscurity only lasts for so long. Eugene Kaspersky said several years ago that this was coming and I think we are catching up to it being true: Source: https://www.cultofmac.com/163255/ka...-years-behind-microsoft-in-terms-of-security/
Mac malware makes debut in top 10 list December 11, 2018 https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252454208/Mac-malware-makes-debut-in-top-10-list
I was playing with the macOS once again when I checked out the new Apple MacBook Air, and I must say it's kinda cute. I also noticed that are plenty of apps available, even cool security tools, see links. I'm not sure anymore if I will buy a new Win 10 machine, perhaps it will be a Mac. http://www.oneperiodic.com/products/handsoff/ http://www.oneperiodic.com/products/processes/ https://objective-see.com/products.html
' ... according to an analysis from Malwarebytes, ... ' Yes, because they have no vested interest in the marketing and promotion of security products, of course.
My exact thoughts. MacOS has easy to use sandboxing and a thriving App Store where everything is sandboxed. On Windows 10, only UWP apps have sandboxing and I use like... 3 of those, one being a game and one being a converted win32 program.
If you do buy a Mac, stay away from the program MacKeeper. That's one program you don't want on your Mac. Plus it's very hard to uninstall completely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacKeeper
I'm just going to write this off as scareware marketing and bs click-bate title fabrication until Malwarebytes provides more concrete numbers. 270 percent increase from what? A 270 percent increase from sixty-thousand malware samples is quite a lot. A 270 percent increase from eight or nine different malware families is quite a different animal. The number sounds alarming absent context, but if you saw actual concrete numbers, the data might not support softpedia's alarmist title. I think you have two seperate entities that: A) Want you to click on their article. B) Want to sell you an anti-malware subscription
Yes I remember reading bad stuff about it. But what about the security tools that I posted, are you not interested in them? Little Snitch also seems to be cool: https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
Mac malware jumps more than 60% in three months, massive uptick in adware April 25, 2019 https://appleinsider.com/articles/1...n-60-in-three-months-massive-uptick-in-adware
https://appleinsider.com/articles/1...n-60-in-three-months-massive-uptick-in-adware 'a report from Malwarebytes claims' ~ op cit Luckily Malwarebytes have no vested interest and would potentially not profit at all in making claims of purported spectacular increases in detected macOS malware.
The more popular it becomes the more of a target it will be. There was no reason for Malware coders to target Macs in the past but now they are becoming increasingly popular and an interesting target. If there is profit to be made then it is target.
Seems logical, but macOS still has a minority user base (less than 10% I believe) compared to the near 90% of Windows. The slight increase in macOS users probably reflects the disappointments in some recent MS operating systems more than anything else. I think that anti-malware companies obviously want to sell their products. One of the best ways to achieve this is to promote fear, uncertainty, doubt and paranoia. It's what they're good at.
Malware Coming to a Mac Near You? Yes, Say Security Firms June 26, 2019 https://www.darkreading.com/malware-coming-to-a-mac-near-you-yes-say-security-firms/d/d-id/1335066
