@aral @Auragasmic Then malware will simply begin to target Mac/Linux more frequently.
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@aral@Auragasmic Indeed. But if they become more widely used, then those who create malware will focus on those challenges.
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@aral Seems about right. But avoid Android, the Linux malware compatibility layer.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral if all major firms/govts switch then so will the focus of hackers! It's lose lose reallyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral What I mean by habit is, many hackers grew up messing with windows, so they know the APIs and techniques alreadyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral A lot of it does, partly because pirate windows versions tend not to get hotfixes, partly habit.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Why not switch? Windows is/will be top dog for malware for quite a while to come. Worrying about a hypothetical future is wasted timeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral it's just because that's what large corporate companies and governments use. If they switched, so would hackersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral well, in that case, being a spyware activist, u should be knowing that most attacks are made by exploiting vulnerabilities on Adobe sw -
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@aral well, Adobe Flash is almost dead, now that HTML 5 video is here.
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@aral no. Those are just less diffused OS Focus would change accordingly. Malware for linux and mac are already a reality.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral No, it targets easiest fish and most interesting targets, as you seen at T2.FI Mac are targets tooThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral the platform most broadly deployed is the easiest target, but by no means the only target.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral That would not fix it. The devs would just change platforms then.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Maybe the first step is not tossing your laptop around, like the new HP ad. Hard to imagine an Apple ad w/folks tossing an MB Air, no?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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