It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and antivirus apps can potentially slow down your computer. In the end, the trade-off didn’t seem to be worth it. But is that still true today? After all, Macs are increasingly becoming a target of cybercriminals, with some Mac malware strains supposedly even being created by nation-states. In that kind of situation, has the game changed? To find out, we approached a raft of experts, from antivirus pros to security bloggers,…
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More than 60 percent of Mac buyers are switching from PCs or Chromebooks. The Mac is no more expensive than comparable PCs. Longevity, reliability, performance, security, and privacy are all great reasons to use a Mac. Who buys Macs? According to new data from research group CIRP, the majority of Mac buyers are switchers, coming from PCs and Chromebooks. Those figures are interesting, but there’s another number in CIRP’s data that tells an even more important part of the story: 43% of Mac buyers are already Mac users, which means around 60 percent are coming from other platforms. So what…