Originally posted on sciy.org by Ron Anastasia on Tue 04 Jul 2006 12:00 PM PDT
Sophos "Security Threat Management Report"
Update July 2006
Sophos has recommended that people switch to Apple Macs if they want to protect themselves from ongoing security problems:
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In this update to our December 2005 annual security threat management report, we look at how the threat landscape has changed in the first six months of 2006 and what the likely trends are for the rest of the year. ...
The demands being placed on IT have continued to be challenging as cybercriminals invent new ways to exploit human and computer vulnerabilities to steal and extort money from computer users and companies.
The numbers of malware increased, and the growing emphasis on secrecy and stealth that we saw at the end of last year has continued to siral upwards. Spyware and phishing remain two of the biggest threats that businesses now face, and malware attacks are almost universally targeted...
The Global Security Survey released in June 2000 by the Financial Services Industry and conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reported that more than three-quarters (78%, up from 26% in 2005) of respondents confirmed a security breach from outside the organization. The survey called identity theft the "crime of the 21st century." ...
Although the first malware for Mac OS X was seen in February 2006, it has not spread in the wild and not heralded an avalanche of new malicious code for Apple's operating system. Hackers remain happy to primarily target Microsoft Windows users and not spread their wings to other platforms. It seems likely that Macintosh will continue to be a safer place for computer users to be for some time to come.
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For full Sophos report, go to: https://www.sophos.com/sophos/docs/eng/papers/sophos-security-report-jun06-srus.pdf
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