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Kaspersky Lab Mac & PC are equally at risk of digital threats

According research Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, Apple computer users face digital threats just as often with other platform users. Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab

Indeed, they may face even more risks with regard to specific types of threats. It is true that security experts have not so far detected so many malicious software for OS X as for other platforms (including Windows). However, this does not mean that Mac devices and data stored in them have some kind of "immunity" against risks.

Η έρευνα έδειξε ότι από το 26% των Ευρωπαίων χρηστών που δήλωσε ότι οι επιτραπέζιοι υπολογιστές Apple ήταν η βασική συσκευή τους για πρόσβαση στο Διαδίκτυο και το 15% των χρηστών που προτιμά φορητούς υπολογιστές Apple αναφέρθηκε ότι ήρθε αντιμέτωπο με κακόβουλο λογισμικό κατά τη του προηγούμενου έτους*. Ο αριθμός των επηρεαζόμενων ιδιοκτητών PC στην Ευρώπη είναι ελαφρώς υψηλότερος (31%). Ωστόσο, αντιμέτωπο με κακόβουλο λογισμικό, όπως , came 19% of European Mac owners compared to 11% of Windows device users. Both OS X users and Windows users reported experiencing incidents targeting their financial information (52% and 54% respectively).

According to the survey, Mac users are generally less aware of Internet threats than Windows device users. For example, 41% of MacBook owners in Europe have never or almost never heard of ransomware and 34% are unaware of dangerous malware that can exploit software vulnerabilities. In comparison, among respondents overall, 30% know almost nothing about ransomware and 27% know nothing about .

Research shows that half of Mac users still neglect the need for it λύσεων ασφάλειας στις συσκευές τους. Στην Ευρώπη, μόνο το 30% των MacBook και το 50% των επιτραπέζιων υπολογιστών Apple είναι προστατευμένο. Επιπλέον, όταν οι χρήστες της Apple επιλέγουν μια λύση ασφάλειας για τις συσκευές τους, οι περισσότεροι δίνουν έμφαση στην (40%), while malware detection efficiency is a top priority for 37%. In comparison, Windows users put malware detection efficiency as their top priority (48%), followed by cost and ability to fight online threats (45% and 32% respectively).

"OS X users have long lived 'insulated' from the dangers of the Internet and for that reason can feel almost invulnerable. However, as today's digital threats expand their areas of action more and more, it is important to be prepared for them. In this context, Kaspersky Lab strongly recommends Mac users not only to install security, but also to remember the rules of safe behavior on the Internet", said Peter Aleshkin, Kaspersky Lab's Consumer Marketing Group for the Emerging Markets area.

The flagship of Kaspersky Lab solutions for home users, Kaspersky Internet Security - Multi-Device 2015, is designed to protect users of different operating systems, including OS X, from digital threats. The solution offers a reliable "defense" against malware and ransomware as well as protection against financial risks by using Safe Money technology.

Kaspersky Lab: *Hereinafter, will refer to users who scored one or a desktop computer running on a given platform as their primary device for accessing the Internet. Due to the fact that people may be using various devices on different platforms at the same time, they may encounter the threats mentioned in the text on any of them.

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