Apple’s Mac Computers Now Outpace Windows In Malware
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It's been a handful of years since Apple revealed that PC has it beat popularity-wise (by about four times, or 300 million active users). Apple's been chomping away at the market share, but still, fewer people own Mac devices. Fewer Mac owners, fewer targets for criminals, right? Hackers are obviously more likely to create malware that'll affect more people's computers rather than spend extra time working around a tricky OS that fewer people have installed. Even antivirus for Android phones is needed now thanks to their extensive popularity, so Macs are fine, right?
Smartphones are the new El Dorado for computer criminals and many owners are unaware of the risk or what to do about it, security experts warn. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); }); As sales of smartphones and tablets have started to outpace those of personal computers, criminals are increasingly targeting the devices, security companies say.It is a menace for both consumers and businesses because many people use their smartphones or tablets to access corporate networks without authorisation."This is something which is self-evident in the world of PCs," Intel president and chief executive Paul Otellini said at the mobile industry's annual congress in Barcelona."We all do something to protect our computers and personal information from hackers," he said. "In mobile computing we need this as well."Mobile devices increasingly hold personal and financial information, he warned. "I believe, I contend that security is one of the most important features," the Intel boss said.A study for major anti-virus software maker AVG found that six percent of US smartphone owners' devices had been infected with malware that was surreptitiously sending out their credit card details."The things that people need to be protected from on PCs they now need to be protected from when using their smartphones," said Stephen Simpson, consumer products chief at AVG."The threat is not perceived," Simpson said. "There is a perception that smartphones are more secure than they really are."There are already some 1,000 different pieces of malware circulating that target smartphones, according to Kaspersky Lab, a leading computer security firm.One of the most prevalent is malware which has the phone make surreptitious calls or send text messages to premium numbers, landing the criminals fat fees and phone owners with fat bills.Smartphones are an attractive target for criminals as "there is a lot of money involved, it is an easy job and it is low risk," said the firm's founder, Eugene Kaspersky,A study in four European countries conducted for Kaspersky Lab found that only 12 percent of smartphone owners had installed security software on their phones.This is despite about one-third of people storing valuable data such as access codes and passwords on their phones and one-third using them for online banking.When Kaspersky first attended the Mobile World Congress five years ago most companies could not understand why he came, although this has since started to change, he said.Kaspersky said people needed to be educated: "Don't trust everyone, keep your brain on" while using smartphone applications.Smartphone owners will begin using anti-virus software as they become victims or someone they know does, he said, and "in a few years 90 percent of people will have anti-malware or mobile security software installed," the same level as for PCs.Kaspersky Lab announced at the Mobile World Congress a new version of its software that supports BlackBerry telephones and smartphones running on the Google-backed Android operating system.AVG recently released an app to protect Android phones, which, like its flagship PC product, is free.Both programmes have features that help users pinpoint lost phones and remotely lock and wipe their memory if necessary.Another company, Open Kernel Labs, announced a security suite aimed at the business market."Mobile devices are the weak link in corporate networks," said the company's chief executive and founder, Steve Subar.Employees have bought smartphones and tablets on their own and want to use them for work. These connections, if left unsecured, present risks to companies as infected phones could reveal network access codes as well as confidential documents.Open Kernel's SecureIT Mobile Enterprise allows companies to secure employees' private smartphones -- which also saves the company the price of acquiring and issuing handsets. (c) 2011 AFP
Lost in the hubbub surrounding the iPad and new iPhone are Apple's other products -- its desktop and laptop computers. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); }); Even Steve Jobs failed to give his company's core technology a mention during last month's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, an event that was virtually all about the iPhone 4.But Apple's MacBook laptops, iMac desktops and low-end Mac mini desktops continue to represent a major portion of the Cupertino, Calif., company's business and innovative focus.Apple reported Tuesday that second-quarter sales in its Mac unit soared 33 percent from the year before. Just recently, Apple quietly updated its Mac mini and entry-level MacBook. And a glance at the company's patent files indicates Apple's technologists continue to tinker with the Macintosh family of computers."There should be no talk about the demise of the Mac," said Richard Shim, research manager for IDC's personal computing program. "Everyone is infatuated with the latest shiny object."Apple's latest shiny object is the iPhone 4, its best-selling product ever. Meanwhile, Jobs has talked up the new iPad tablet as a harbinger of a new computing form. And the company apparently has pulled the plug on its iconic "I'm a Mac" TV commercial campaign -- they aren't even on its website anymore.But Apple continues to invest in its desktops and laptops, which had record sales in the most recent quarter."The Mac still represents the ultimate Apple experience," Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu said. "It's where it all started. It's still arguably the heart of the company."In May, Apple refreshed its entry-level $999 MacBook, giving it a faster Intel processor and longer battery life, from seven hours to 10 hours. And last month Apple gave its Mac mini a significant reworking, including an aluminum unibody similar to what the company uses for its iMac and MacBook Pro. Its iMac desktops and higher-end MacBook Pro line are expected to get updates in coming months as well.Blogger Jack Purcher continually spots new research around the Mac, which he regularly reports on his website, Patently Apple. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In recent patent filings, Apple indicated it is looking at such innovations as solar-powered Macs, touch-screen technology for traditional computers and possibly a built-in projector that could let users display video, photos or a Keynote presentation on a wall. Another filing envisions an entirely seamless MacBook with invisible buttons, keyboards and track pads.In yet another filing, Apple reveals it is working on technology built into a Mac computer or its iSight camera feature that would automatically detect a person's presence. The innovation would allow the machines to power up with nary a keystroke from users.Macs have long been launching pads for features that have become core functions of the iPhone and iPad, including the Safari browser and the online iTunes store, which helped give birth to the App Store. The Mac operating system is also the foundation for both the iPhone and iPad.Meanwhile, the success of other Apple gadgets, from the iPod to the iPad, have helped to sell more Apple computers. During the last quarter of calendar year 2009, the company recorded $4.4 billion in sales of Macintosh laptops and desktops -- roughly equal to what it sold in all of 2003."The original surge in Mac sales was a result of the iPod," said Charles Wolf, an analyst with Needham & Co. "It's very symbiotic."The popularity of the iPhone has only accelerated Mac sales further. "I'm certain the iPhone halo effect is stronger than the iPod, and that is starting to kick in," he added.Those new to the Macintosh world wander into an Apple retail store and see more than sleek objects. There are one-on-one tutorial sessions available, free classes and the by-appointment help desk known as the Genius Bar.Newcomers to the Apple world "start to see a support community that is nonexistent in the Windows world," Wolf said.Last year, amid the tough global recession, shipments of Mac computers soared 13.5 percent while the global PC industry inched up 2.9 percent, Shim said.The company, though, clearly has been repositioning itself as a broader tech gadget company. Wu said that within 12 months, iPad sales could outpace Mac sales, bumping traditional computers to third place when it comes to revenue."It remains to be seen if Apple's innovation will continue to be (centered) on the Mac first," Wu said. "They are now emphasizing the iPhone and the iPad." (c) 2010, San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.).Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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