Here is a review of the malware evolution with respects to the Mac platform. As the Mac OS X from Apple becomes more and more popular we will see a shift in malware production towards the Mac. The furry toothed malware coders will go where the money is.
The Apple Macintosh is becoming more and more popular. However, recent reports on Mac security have caused extensive discussion among security professionals. Those who have expressed concern about the increasing number of vulnerabilities detected in Mac OS X have been accused of overreacting. The other side of the coin is that those who do not take this viewpoint are accused of being lacking in common sense. This article examines several aspects of the recent evolution of threats for Max OS X in order to help readers understand the ongoing debate, how secure Macs really are and how secure they will remain.
[tags]Mac, Apple, OS X, Malware, Virus, Trojan, Vulnerabilities[/tags]