Bin Laden's Death Leads to More Malware

In what shouldn't be any surprise to IT Admins, Osama Bin Laden's death this week led to an immediate surge in malware, with many scams posted using the lure of stories, videos and photos of his death. Almost all the major security firms reported a tremendous uptick in malicious websites with fake info this week based on the news story.

In what is new news, ZDnet reported this week that unlike most malware, this weeks attacks included ones specifically targeted at Macs, rather than PCs. These attacks apparently are targeted specifically at MacOS X.

This is especially dangerous for IT admins, since many Mac users think they're immune to malware, and generally don't have anti-malware programs running on their local desktops. That's why it's especially important to have a web proxy or secure web gateway protecting your Mac users, if you have them in your organization.