[konradb]

Not the answer you want but an ipad might limit the damage that can be done. It would remove the need for education.

[throwawaywxc]

Thanks for the reply! This is not at all a bad suggestion - my mum is on an iPad and actually since this happened, I realised that actually she is nowhere near as big a vector as my dad despite the fact that she doesn't know what an app is nor what a browser is.

My dad is more dangerous because he has some some idea of what he has just enough of an idea to know what he is doing but not enough of an idea to actually protect himself. He also despises all Apple products alas...

[dudul]

Is it still true? I would have thought that by gaining popularity Apple devices would become the target of malwares as well.

[palunon]

It's not that easy to break into the walled garden. There are fundamental differences between a iPad and a PC (or a Mac, if the distinction still makes sense).