Malware target at Macs as opposed to the more conventionally threatened Windows-based PCs, can now be seen in a positive light, that is at least in Apple’s eyes.
The mere fact that cybercriminals are beginning to focus more attention on the Mac OS can be a sure fire sign of its industry success. The ever growing popularity of Macs has led to worthwhile supply of victims from which criminals can now see fit to target.
Analyst Mike Davis of Ovum states, “It is a simple truth that the bigger a dartboard the more people that are likely to throw darts at it and by implication hit it. The fact that OS X is now on the radar of both the security vendors and the bad guys indicates that the OS has become a ‘worthy’ target.”
This comes in direct correlation to Apple’s recent 10.5.3 update, which addressed some rather major security flaws. While Apple still holds a rather meager 7.8% of the global operating system market, a rapidly growing user base will surely stir up more interest among the seedy under-belly of the internet community.
