Apple malware increased five times in 2015 | Peru Trade – Trade

Many people claimed that the most important thing to buy a Mac computer Apple reason was that these were reputed to be invulnerable to malicious programs or malwares .

There are still many people who think that by having a Mac should not worry about computer viruses (key part of these harmful programs). But this popular idea is becoming less certain. Studies of security firms agree that the amount of malware that has affected Mac Apple has grown unprecedented in 2015.

The security firm Bit9 + Carbon Black found five times more samples of malware on Mac computers in 2015 than in the previous four years combined. Another security firm, Symantec, said the number of malware aimed at mobile operating system Apple , iOS, has more than doubled this year. And the attacks on Mac computers in the first 9 months of this year was nine times higher than in 2014. Experts expect these attacks to continue rising in 2016.

“ Apple is an obvious target for cybercriminals by the popularity of its products,” said Dick O’Brien, a researcher at Symantec. Traditionally, iOS has been perceived as a safer Android platform because the developer community applications Apple is closed, but this too is changing, says FireEye security.

FireEye recently discovered that XcodeGhost, malware targeting iOS Apple quickly removed his tent, managed to get into the networks of 210 US companies. It was the first known large-scale attack against an application store for the Apple company.

In addition, the introduction of new payment systems, such as Apple Pay, add a financial incentive for hackers, as this will make it worth the investment to develop malware again, according FireEye. Although the total number of attacks on devices Apple is still low compared to Windows and Android. “ Apple still a relatively secure, but users can not remain complacent about security as it increases the number of threats” O’Brien said.

Much of this increase is due to the call greyware, programs can not contain virus but are annoying, because adware or launch track surfing habits user. And hackers are increasingly turning against the companies, where the use of equipment Apple is already widespread.

In fact, in the US, 45% of companies use Mac computers, according to a study of computer services firm Parallels. In any case, there is no reason to panic, if one is a member of a team of Apple . And it is that l a majority of vulnerabilities are discovered by security companies and you can always install an updated antivirus software to avoid problems.