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Title: BrandPost: 5 predictions for Mac security in 2018
Post by: HCK on January 29, 2018, 04:05:13 pm
BrandPost: 5 predictions for Mac security in 2018

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<p>Mac users continue to roam the Internet unprotected, despite growing concerns about hacks, ransomware attacks, and extortion attempts on the web.</p><p>In this blog, Bitdefender offers its predictions for Mac security in 2018 and beyond, with high hopes that Apple fans will take security a bit more seriously as we step into the New Year.</p><p><strong>macOS Malware on the Rise</strong></p><p>Malware is growing rapidly on every platform, including macOS (formerly OS X). On the consumer side, we expect a lot of “scareware” or “<a href="https://www.bitdefender.com/support/what-is-a-pua-pup-software-1189.html" rel="nofollow">PUA/PUP[/url]” (potentially unwanted applications/potentially unwanted programs).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3250849/macs/5-predictions-for-mac-security-in-2018.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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