Experts Explain How Apple Malware Attack Will Increase in 2016

The attacks of malware targeting Apple iOS devices have dramatically increased in this five years. Experts from the security company Symantec Corporation under Google security department warn of growing cyber attacks Apple in 2016.

Experts Explain How Apple Malware Attack Will Increase in 2016

Symantec released a report suggesting that there will be malware attacks on computers Mac and iOS devices of Apple in 2016.

Malware targeting Apple iOS Why?

The products of Apple seemed immune to malware in the past, but in 2015 cyber attacks to devices iOS and computers Mac fastening. The security firm Bit9 + Carbon Black said that samples of malicious programs on computers Mac are five times higher than samples of the previous four years combined.

Another security firm, Symantec as I said before the firm under Google sector, said the amount of malware targeting Apple has doubled in 2015. Researchers at the company claim that Apple is an obvious target due to the popularity of its products.

The platform iOS always been seen as safer compared to its competition because the community of developers Apple is closed, but this has changed, as FireEye. This was the security company that discovered the malware targeting Apple XcodeGhost, the first large-scale attack against an application store Apple.

Despite Malware aimed at Apple, the platform remains safe

The risks of attacks by malware remain low compared to other operating systems such as Android and Windows. However, experts warn that the attacks are becoming more frequent.

The platform Apple is still safe, but users must learn not to be complacent about security, experts say. In addition, hackers are increasingly turning to companies. In the US, 45% of companies use computers Mac.

But they are not reasons for despair. Most malware aimed at Apple are discovered by security companies, and if that does not convince you, you can always install an updated driver to not run any risk virus.