Archean
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The slow and steady evolution of cross-platform malware
As the share of Macs online rises, so does interest from criminals. They will do to the Mac platform (albeit on a smaller scale) what they've been doing to the Windows platform for years: pick away at vulnerabilities in the OS, in related code, and in third-party apps, change their tactics regularly, and step up their social engineering efforts. Malware on Macs is likely to continue as a persistent low-level threat.
As part of that slow, steady evolution, you're likely to see the stakes and the intensity level rise.
As the share of Macs online rises, so does interest from criminals. They will do to the Mac platform (albeit on a smaller scale) what they've been doing to the Windows platform for years: pick away at vulnerabilities in the OS, in related code, and in third-party apps, change their tactics regularly, and step up their social engineering efforts. Malware on Macs is likely to continue as a persistent low-level threat.
As part of that slow, steady evolution, you're likely to see the stakes and the intensity level rise.
