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Hackers Lookin’ For New Meat: MACs Are Next
John Stith
Staff Writer
2005-05-03
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It would appear the hackers are looking for new meat and your MAC may be next. With SANS releasing their internet security update, ITunes and MAC users are in for a rude awakening.
Microsoft products have always been the hackers venue of choice because everyone used it. Windows in one form or another is on nearly every computer in the world so it was easy for hackers to work over. They'd hit you in Outlook or visit a webpage. Look at an email or download a file. It was easy.
Microsoft has been concentrating more on its security protocols and that means hackers have to work a little harder. Why do that when you have all these other venues to work on. Apple just released the OS X and Longhorn is still a year plus away. ITunes are everywhere now. It stands to reason that the hackers will eventually go for these formats.
You might want to keep an eye on your file swapping too. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) links are popular now and file swapping could cause some problems as hackers send you little presents and dig through your computers looking for names and email addresses.
It's getting tougher and more complicated to be a simple computer user and surf for porn or games or some other useless geek entertainment. I just don't know what I'm going to do.
About the Author:
John is a staff writer for SecurityProNews covering cyber security.
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