iOS and OS X Increasingly Insecure

During these Android gadgets that embrace open source systems are often called the most secure OS from malware attacks, while iOS and OS X is a closed platform is predicted safer. But the claim seems to be reviewed, because according to the latest reports, Apple's OS technology increasingly unsafe.

The latest report from Symantec reveals that the number of infections and the threat of malware on iOS and OS X continues to increase in the last two years.

In a review report Symantec launch, that the number of threats to Mac OS X increased by 15% compared to 2014. While the number of threats found iOS this year nearly doubled compared to 2014 (3 threats in 2014, to 7 new threat in 2015),

Mentioned headset in the jailbreak is the main target of most of the threat of 13 threats iOS documented by Symantec to date, with nine of them can only infect jailbroken devices on.
Attackers are targeting the operating system must find a way to install malware on a device that can deliver a heavy obstacle. Many threats are installed when the target connect their devices to a desktop computer that has been compromised.

Jailbroken devices that provide more opportunities for infiltration and the many threats that are designed to take advantage of the mobile phones in the jailbreak.

In addition, Symantec also noted the number of Macs infected with malware increased significantly in recent years. The number of computers infected OS X unique malware in the first nine months of 2015 alone the number has seven times more than in 2014.

The number of infections on the computer OS X which increased dramatically over the past few years contributed by gray ware, such as adware, unwanted applications or trapping.
Although this makes gray ware infection surges in infections that occurred between June 2014 and March 2015, in recent months seen a significant rise in other forms of malware infection.

Well, even though the amount of the overall threat is relatively small, the number of threats OS X and iOS newly discovered each year shows an increasing trend over the last five years.

Taking into account this trend, Apple users should have to start to worry about the device. Awareness of common threats combined with Apple devices are properly secured, should be able to minimize the risk of infection.

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