21-12-2017 19:01 via macworld.com

BrandPost: Reports of macOS Vulnerabilities Rise Almost 29% in 2017

Apple’s macOS is often seen as somewhat sheltered from garden-variety malware outbreaks meant to steal data or give attackers full remote control of the device. But the reality is that the number of vulnerabilities reported by security researchers has increased consistently over the past couple of years. In 2017, we’ve seen an increase of 28.83% in the number of total reported macOS vulnerabilities compared to 2016.These vulnerabilities range from Denial of Service (DoS) to code exec
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