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Sophos Recommends Switching to Macs
06 Jul, 2006, 3:30 pm IST | by
Sharon Khare
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| The Sophos Security Threat Management Report reveals that while there has been a vast drop in the number of new viruses and worms being written, this has been over-compensated by increases in other types of malware, as cyber criminals turn their attention to stealing information and money. New Trojans now outweigh viruses and worms by 4:1, compared to 2:1 in the first half of 2005. In addition, the continued dominance of Windows-based threats has prompted Sophos to suggest that many home users should consider switching to Apple Macs, to shield themselves from the malware onslaught. In contrast to the drop in new worms and viruses, the overall level of malware continues to rise - indicating that spyware, Trojan horses and phishing are now the more favoured methods of attack for cyber criminals. The vast majority of malware continues to be written for Windows, and while the first malware for Mac OS X was seen in February 2006, it has not spread in the wild. Read more here. |
Tags: Sophos , malware , virus , worms , Macs , Windows
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