“I think [Apple is] ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security.”

Kaspersky: Apple '10 years behind Microsoft in terms of security' http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/kaspersky-apple-10-years-behind-microsoft-in-terms-of-security/11706 in ZDNet (25 April 2012)

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