Many people have said that the lack of attacks upon Apple’s operating systems and devices can be attributed to a lower market share than Microsoft Windows-based PCs. With the shift towards malicious code being written for financial gain, it makes more economic sense. (I know that there are other arguments to be made, but bear with me.) Why write a Trojan that only runs on about 10% of computers when you can write one that is capable of affecting closer to 90% of them? Far more bang for the buck.
At the same time, there haven’t been many attacks on cellular phones and mobile devices. There have been several proof of concept Trojans, worms, and viruses for Symbian Smart Phones as well as a few for the Windows Mobile platform. Some of these have even resulted in small, localized outbreaks. Again, the lack of attacks on these devices has been attributed to a smaller user base.
On June 29th, however, these two platforms will converge when Apple’s iPhone is released in the...
