14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently unveiled the brand new Surface Pro 4 tablet, which obviously doubles as a laptop whenever you need it to just like its predecessor, and thanks to its the advanced hardware hiding under the hood, there are many people out there who simply believe that the device is impossible to hack.
The combination of Windows 10 and Skylake processors, as well as new security features such as Windows Hello, should at least make the Surface Pro 4 at least a tougher nut to crack, some people said, but that's really not the case. At least, not according to McAfee founder John McAfee.
In a statement published by Forbes, McAfee explains that the more advanced a processor is, the bigger the chances to be targeted by hackers.
“Experienced hackers drool over processors with 'advanced capabilities', because malware is able to use the capabilities for its own purposes. There is no label, color, size, shape, or smell to 'Malware'. To any processor, malware is just software, provided the malware behaves in a manner that the processor expects normal software to behave in,” he explained.
Becoming a big target
And this makes the Surface Pro 4 a big target for hackers, McAfee continued, just like any other device out there coming with the latest hardware available.
He predicts that Microsoft's new tablet might get under fire in the coming months and expects at least 100 major security bugs to be found in the next 24 months.
“I can guarantee, two years from now that, at the very least, 100 major bugs will have been found within the Surface Pro, and each of these bugs will have first been found by hackers, who used them to their own benefit. All new systems face this same problem, whether Apple, Windows or Android,” he continued.
Generally, it's a really good idea not to buy new products and applications because they are very likely to be targeted by hackers, McAfee also explained, so in the case of the Surface Pro 4, you might want to wait a little bit longer before buying one.
Obviously, buying a Surface Pro 4 doesn't guarantee that you'll get hacked, so if you really want to get the device and use it securely, just follow the usual recommendations and stay away from content coming from suspicious sources and unknown websites.