InfoWorld: 2011: The year Mac malware got interesting

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Last year, the amount of malicious programs written for Mac OS X went from negligible to a little bit more than that. Still, signs point to more Mac security issues on the horizon

By Robert Lemos
JANUARY 24, 2012

For years, security professionals have argued that Mac OS X is just as prone to digital attack as the latest Windows system. Yet, Mac users have felt safer because, let's face it, few attackers focus on Macs.

Two recent surveys of 2011's most significant incidents in Mac security reinforce that the malware threat is still nascent, yet getting more serious.

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