Apple “10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security” says Kaspersky
27 April 2012, 09:26 AM
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Apple “10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security” says Kaspersky
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Kaspersky boss says that Apple is “ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security.” This comes after the recent hubbub about the Flashback that put 600,000 Mac machines at risk.
At the Info Security 2012 conference, Eugene Kaspersky (CEO of Kaspersky) said that Macs were not any more secure PCs, and that Apple would seriously have to consider stepping up its defense game in order to compete in the future. Given that Apple’s products are quickly gaining market share, it means that more hackers are likely to develop different types of trojans to exploit the weak system.
In terms of security, Kaspersky said that Macs are now at a stage where PCs were some 10 years ago with regards to software updates, patches, virus scanners, and so on. He also said Apple has been slow to react to outbreaks of malware, with the Flashback scenario being the most recent example.
He noted that Microsoft was in a similar situation many years back when the famous Blaster and Love Bug viruses destroyed data on hundreds of thousands of Windows machines. Microsoft has come a long way since and even has their own free AV software called Essentials, which according to many reputable critics, is quite competitive compared to other premium AV scanners.
While Kaspersky may sound like he’s trying to market his products to Mac users, his points are still valid. Apple does need to step up its game by focusing more on security. With their systems quickly jumping into the limelight, there is little doubt that hackers would be more interested in targeting those systems. While many who belong to the cult of Mac (not the website) believe that Macs are very secure in comparison to Windows, the reality is that no one has really taken the time to exploit it fully until recently.
Kaspersky boss says that Apple is “ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security.” This comes after the recent hubbub about the Flashback that put 600,000 Mac machines at risk.
At the Info Security 2012 conference, Eugene Kaspersky (CEO of Kaspersky) said that Macs were not any more secure PCs, and that Apple would seriously have to consider stepping up its defense game in order to compete in the future. Given that Apple’s products are quickly gaining market share, it means that more hackers are likely to develop different types of trojans to exploit the weak system.
In terms of security, Kaspersky said that Macs are now at a stage where PCs were some 10 years ago with regards to software updates, patches, virus scanners, and so on. He also said Apple has been slow to react to outbreaks of malware, with the Flashback scenario being the most recent example.
He noted that Microsoft was in a similar situation many years back when the famous Blaster and Love Bug viruses destroyed data on hundreds of thousands of Windows machines. Microsoft has come a long way since and even has their own free AV software called Essentials, which according to many reputable critics, is quite competitive compared to other premium AV scanners.
While Kaspersky may sound like he’s trying to market his products to Mac users, his points are still valid. Apple does need to step up its game by focusing more on security. With their systems quickly jumping into the limelight, there is little doubt that hackers would be more interested in targeting those systems. While many who belong to the cult of Mac (not the website) believe that Macs are very secure in comparison to Windows, the reality is that no one has really taken the time to exploit it fully until recently.
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27 April 2012, 05:00 PM
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What exactly has happened though. One trojanised program distributed by infected Wordpress sites. Nothing to see here that the Antivirus companies don't want you to.
Please do run Antivirus on your Mac's though, help keep the spread of PC viruses down. You're 1000 times more likely to harbour a PC virus than you are to get infected yourself.
Please do run Antivirus on your Mac's though, help keep the spread of PC viruses down. You're 1000 times more likely to harbour a PC virus than you are to get infected yourself.
27 April 2012, 07:26 PM
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