The nature of cyber attacks is changing. One good illustration of how the nature of these threats are changing comes in the form of the recently-revealed Intel processor vulnerability, ZombieLoad. I’ve also lost count of how many security researchers have said that Apple devices are becoming more liable to being attacked as their market share grows.īoth are right. I’ve lost track of the number of times Mac users have told me Macs don’t need virus protection because the machines are inherently more robust against such attacks.
Apple’s devices are far better defended against malware and viruses than other platforms, but does that mean they don’t need anti-virus software? No, yes, and maybe
