A recent report from Malwarebytes found that Mac malware in 2017 is the highest it has ever been than any other year. “As secure as Macs generally are, the fact is that hackers are targeting them more than ever.”Īs Apple’s market share has increased, malware that targets its products has skyrocketed, as TechRepublic’s Jesus Vigo reported. “Macs are not impervious to malware,” wrote Lukáš Hasik, senior product manager at Avast. Online privacy: DuckDuckGo just finished a banner year and looks for an even better 2022Ĭheck for Log4j vulnerabilities with this simple-to-use scriptĨ advanced threats Kaspersky predicts for 2022Įnd user data backup policy (TechRepublic Premium)
Since January 2017, Avast has blocked more than 250 million malware threats aimed at their Mac customers. While Macs offer strong security protections, they are far from immune to malware, according to new data from security firm Avast.
