Is Apple's OS X security honeymoon ending?<article>
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<p>Apple scored unforgettable hits against Microsoft with its Mac vs. PC ads, which anthropomorphized Windows as a
sneezing, miserable office worker. </p><p>Security experts always knew that the campaign was a clever bit of marketing fluff, one that allowed Apple to capitalize on Microsoft’s painful, years-long security revamp.</p><p>The landscape is changing, however. Apple’s market share of desktop computers is nearing 17 percent. OS X, Apple’s operating system, is popular with consumers and enterprises now, making it a more interesting target for hackers.</p><p>
A report to be released on Thursday by the security company
Bit9 + Carbon Black shows that more malware has been found this year for OS X than in the last five years combined.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2993302/security/is-apples-security-honeymoon-on-os-x-ending.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Is Apple's OS X security honeymoon ending?
