"As a result, the number of vulnerabilities can be expected to increase, as will malicious activity that targets them," the report stated. The report said an increase in market share for the Mac will be impacted by sales of the much lower priced Mac mini - a US$500 computer sold without a display, keyboard or mouse - which may be purchased by less "security-savvy" users. No platform is absolutely free of vulnerabilities and no users at the end of the day are impervious because they use a particular product." Cole admitted there is no actual data to prove a connection, he said say "itis reasonable to assume that with in increase in market share and popularity comes an increased interest by the hacker attacker community to go after the Mac. "I think itis fair to say that Mac users today shouldnit believe theyire impervious to attacks," David Cole, Symantec product management security response director, told TMO. Symantec believes that as the popularity of Appleis new platform continues to grow, so too will the number of attacks directed at it." "It is now clear that the Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft and various Unix-based operating systems. "Contrary to popular belief, the Macintosh operating system has not always been a safe haven from malicious code," said the 96-page report, entitled the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, obtained by The Mac Observer. With the introduction and popularity of Mac OS X, Apple Computer has become an increasingly bigger target for viruses and hacker attacks, according to a report from anti-virus software vendor Symantec Corp.
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