Comments on: Macs emerge as virus carriers into Windows networks http://lastwatchdog.com/macs-emerge-virus-carriers-windows-networks/ on Internet security by Byron Acohido Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Beth Jones http://lastwatchdog.com/macs-emerge-virus-carriers-windows-networks/#comment-887 Beth Jones Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:26 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=3526#comment-887 We have often likened Macs to Mary Mallon, otherwise known as "Typhoid Mary" the immune carrier of typhoid fever. We've offered Mac protection for some time, simply because we know that Windows threats do occasionally look for SMB shares. Autorun can in theory work, if it's been created to work as a hybrid. We are also seeing threats emerging that will run happily on a Mac. Javascript and other scripting languages will happily run on a Mac browser. The "security through obscurity" argument is definitely growing weaker as time goes on. We at Sophos advocate being prepared. Beth Jones, SophosLabs We have often likened Macs to Mary Mallon, otherwise known as “Typhoid Mary” the immune carrier of typhoid fever. We’ve offered Mac protection for some time, simply because we know that Windows threats do occasionally look for SMB shares. Autorun can in theory work, if it’s been created to work as a hybrid.

We are also seeing threats emerging that will run happily on a Mac. Javascript and other scripting languages will happily run on a Mac browser.

The “security through obscurity” argument is definitely growing weaker as time goes on. We at Sophos advocate being prepared.

Beth Jones, SophosLabs

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