Kaspersky: "Apple is 10 years behind Microsoft in security"

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Neowin.net said:
Kaspersky Lab founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky has some harsh words for Apple when it comes to security. At the Info Security 2012 conference, Kaspersky told CBR that Apple is “ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security.”

Kaspersky said that although Windows is still hacker's favorite target, Mac malware is growing at an unprecedented rate, something he said was “just a question of time and market share.” Although Apple has long prided itself on offering a more secure environment than Windows, the Mac has recently been hit by several high profile attacks, such as Flashback.

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