When you stop and consider just how popular the Mac has become, it’s easy to comprehend why targeting macOS would be a lucrative cyber target for those looking to exploit operating system vulnerabilities. A Mac still remains more secure than a Microsoft Windows PC, however this statistic means having antivirus software on your Mac is a wise decision to help protect you from the latest bread of advanced malware threats.

When using the metric of threats per endpoint to calculate, Mac threats outpaced Windows threats by nearly double. According to a recent survey conducted by Malwarebytes Labs, macOS malware threats have increased exponentially when compared against Microsoft Windows malware threats.