Apple users have determined a notion; their Mac’s are invincible. According to them they don’t have security problems unlike their fellow competitor Microsoft. Mac users are happy with their products and feel secure regarding their Macbook and its contents. One Macbook Air user said that his laptop is like a bank vault that doesn’t need any guarding. It’s safe from every possible external threat so one needs to relax and rely on their Macbook in a way that Windows users might regard surprising.

For all the happy Mac users there’s something new. Your Macbook might not be safe anymore considering Apple is having security troubles. Soon the days would be gone where you would trust your Macbook and store all your data without the trouble of download anti-virus software’s. Even though Apple is silent about its security problems, there is enough evidence to state that they are going to be in deep trouble.

Recent news has it that the Flashback virus has struck over 600,000 Mac computers and this didn’t attack social networking and gaming fans, it targeted every available Mac with a Java interface. According to a famous Russian anti-virus software company the virus utilized a security gap in Java for Mac OS X systems and from there all the infected Macs went downhill. The damage done by Flashback was found in the end of 2011 as it was trying to act as an Adobe Flash Player, a necessity for every computer; PCs’ laptops and net books. From that time onwards Apple has been trying to remedy whatever it could and save whatever was possible. They have been trying to fix the security crack between Java and safeguard its potential users from such disasters.

Apple very prominently boosts about its security which gives its users the sense of security. Considering the Mac platform isn’t as highly dominant as the Windows OS, it was rarely targeted by hackers and internet prowlers. With the increase in Apple and Macbooks, the growth has brought Apple into sight and hackers all over the world are now giving attention to their operating software’s as well. Apple’s internal employees are all using Macbooks and with the security issues prevalent the entire organizations privacy is at serious concern. Hackers and prowlers try to attain information and then sell it off to others. Apple’s competitors could use this to their advantage and try to find the much needed push to reach at the top.

Although the security issue has caused Apple to deploy its resources into saving its internal network from penetration they are taking serious measures to help their users as well. Internally they’ve joined hands with Oracle and asked them to take care of the Java issue. By deploying the resources of information technology giants like Oracle, Apple can surely expect the issue to be resolved soon.

Apart from this Apple needs to update its anti-virus threat ability. According to internet resources Apple knew about the Flashback virus issue but didn’t take it seriously considering it was a very small threat. After this experience they need to make sure that even little security breaches don’t get past their noses or they and their users could lose valuable personal information.

Apple also needs to help its users in finding out about virus issues and security breaches. Mac users have no way of finding out about their Mac getting attacked by malicious sources as they have been given the confidence that their Mac will always be secure. Apple needs to provide its users with anti-virus protection and software are designed specially for Mac OS systems.