BAD NEWS FOR MAC OWNERS:

While Apple’s Mac operating system is considered more secure than Microsoft’s Windows, the Cupertino company’s software recently has become more vulnerable to attacks, according to a report coming out today on the top trends in Internet security. . . .

Perhaps the most striking is the “rapid growth in critical vulnerabilities” in Mac OS/X, Apple’s operating system, long considered safer from hacker attacks than Windows, the report said.

“Although OS/X still remains safer than Windows, it’s certainly not a bulletproof alternative to Windows,” said Rohit Dhamankar, editor of @RISK, a SANS Institute newsletter. “The number of vulnerabilities in the Mac OS has certainly increased in the last six-month period.”

No condition is permanent.

UPDATE: A skeptical response, here.