MacOS X targetted by Malware

Is the flipside of the increasing marketshare of Apple Computer an invitation for hackers to attack?

Security vendor Symantec is warning that Apple's OS X operating system is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and malware authors...In its seventh bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report, Symantec said over the past year, security researchers had discovered at least 37 serious vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X system. According to Symantec, as Apple increases its market share — with new low cost products such as the Mac mini — its userbase is likely to come under increasing attack.

Of course, UNIX is far more secure than Windows even when most attacked. But since Apple tends to attract those less computer savvy (as well as plenty who are VERY savvy) it certainly could be an attractive target.