In the U.S., Apple is one of the top three PC vendors, just behind HP and Dell. Macs are now responsible for 7.5 percent of global personal computer sales. Cybercriminals look at the market and see that the vast majority of folks are on PCs, so they concentrate their efforts on creating malware that will result in the largest return on investment.īut the tide is turning. Out the gate we can tell you that it’s true, Macs don’t have the same problem with malware as PCs do. Antivirus and anti-malware protection is for the PCs. One tall tale they haven’t tackled is that Macs are impervious to malware, so you needn’t worry about cybersecurity solutions. They’ve busted all kinds of myths, from Jimmy Hoffa being buried under Giants Stadium (not true) to the ability to kill someone without a trace using an ice bullet (the bullet vaporizes as soon as the trigger’s pulled).

On the popular Discovery Channel program “Mythbusters,” hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take a legend and deconstruct it to see whether its long-held beliefs are legitimate.