The year with more malware attacks against Apple – El Diario de Coahuila

Monday, December 28, 2015

 There are still many people who think that by having a Mac should not worry about computer viruses (key part of these harmful programs).

 But this popular idea is becoming less certain, studies security firms agree that the amount of malware that has affected the Mac has grown unprecedented 2015

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 The security firm Bit9 + Carbon Black found five times more samples of malware on Mac computers in 2015 than in the previous four years combined.

 Another security firm, Symantec, said the amount of malware aimed at mobile operating system from Apple, iOS, it has more than doubled this year.

 And the attacks on Mac computers in the first nine months of this year was nine times higher than in 2014.

 Experts expect these attacks to continue rising in 2016.

 “Apple is an obvious target for cybercriminals by the popularity of their products,” he told the BBC Dick O’Brien, a researcher at Symantec.

 Traditionally, iOS has been perceived as a safer Android platform because the community of application developers Apple is closed, but this too is changing, says FireEye security.

 FireEye recently discovered that XcodeGhost, malware targeting iOS that Apple quickly removed his tent, managed to get into the networks of 210 companies in the United States.

 It was the first known large-scale attack against Apple application store.

 Moreover, the introduction of new payment systems, such as Apple Pay, added a financial incentive for hackers, making them out to develop new malware has as FireEye.

 Although the total number of attacks on Apple devices is still low compared to Windows and Android.

 “Apple is still a relatively secure, but users can not remain complacent about security as it increases the number of threats,” O’Brien said.

 Much of this increase is due to the so-called “greyware” programs that can not contain viruses are annoying but because adware or launch track the user’s browsing habits.

 And hackers are increasingly turning against companies where Mac use is already widespread.

 In fact, in the US, 45% of companies use Mac computers, according to research firm Computer Services Parallels.

 In any case, there is no reason to panic, so if you are a Mac user and PC.

 Most vulnerabilities are discovered by security companies and you can always install antivirus software actualizadopara avoid problems.

BBC