What you need to know about the Flashback trojan | Macworld | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
[Rich Mogull has worked in the security world for 18 years. He writes for TidBits and works as a security analyst through Securosis.com.]

 

===> We’ve entered a new era in Mac security, <=== but there’s no need to panic...

 

The bad guys clearly care more about Macs now. But we need to keep our perspective: We still see far less malware for Macs than we do for, say, Android phones. Yet there's no doubt that Flashback is a significant development.

 

===> I believe it shows we will see more malware on Macs. <===

 

I’m also convinced these will be infrequent events and not the ongoing onslaught of epidemics that some observers are predicting—

 

===> as long as we all take precautions and stay vigilant. <===

 

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