In a recent interview with Computer Business Review's Steve Evans, Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky said Apple is "10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security."
"Apple is now entering the same world as Microsoft has been in for more than 10 years: updates, security patches and so on," Kaspersky said. "We now expect to see more and more because cyber criminals learn from success and [Flashback] was the first successful one."
"Kaspersky suggested that OS X's relatively low incidence of malware over the last decade has caused Apple to fall behind, while the abundance of viruses, worms, and trojans targeting Windows forced Microsoft to step up its game," writes Ars Technica's Chris Foresman.
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"Apple is now entering the same world as Microsoft has been in for more than 10 years: updates, security patches and so on," Kaspersky said. "We now expect to see more and more because cyber criminals learn from success and [Flashback] was the first successful one."
"Kaspersky suggested that OS X's relatively low incidence of malware over the last decade has caused Apple to fall behind, while the abundance of viruses, worms, and trojans targeting Windows forced Microsoft to step up its game," writes Ars Technica's Chris Foresman.
More: http://www.esecurityplanet.com/mac-os-security/kaspersky-apple-security-is-10-years-behind-microsoft.html