![]() ![]() ![]() However, before we get further into that, let’s first take a look at the kind of threats we’re talking about here. Rather, this is the view of a certain vociferous subsection of Apple enthusiasts. I also don’t believe this attitude is representative of Apple itself, if you look at the kind of things that Apple’s own security tools try to detect. I believe such moralizing hinders rather than helps the real security effort needed to improve macOS security, not just for this subset of users but for all. The fact they didn’t do the former and ended up with the latter? Well, “only themselves to blame”. This argument is often swiftly followed by the claim that had these users only followed “Apple’s advice”, or “common sense” or some other prescription about what users should and should not do on a computer, then they would not have ended up with malware on their (or their company’s) Macs. Self-inflicted Damage? Cracks, Pirates and PornĪ common argument among those who grudgingly admit there might be a “minor” problem of malware on macOS is that it is only users engaging in “risky behaviour” that are susceptible to malware, and (for some often unstated reason) this doesn’t count as a “real” problem. How do Macs really get infected? Let’s count the ways.ġ. ![]() But people can only argue from what they know, so let’s share a little knowledge. SentinelOne protects hundreds of thousands of Macs and our telemetry paints a very clear picture, a picture that has changed vastly even in the last two to three years. ![]() We’ve talked about the weaknesses in macOS security on a number of previous occasions, and we’ve also talked about some of the common and not-so-common threats that are out there in the wild, too.īut as I’ve noted in the past, the view of security researchers and the views of those opining on social media are often at odds simply because the latter are speaking from their own experience and don’t have the overview that researchers have. Three pervasive myths about Macs that you can find in almost any online discussion about security and macOS are “Macs are safe by design”, “Macs are not numerous enough to be of interest to malware authors” and (consequently) “there’s no real malware threats out there for macOS”. ![]()
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