Jay Vrijenhoek, Author at The Mac Security Blog

A blogger recently claimed that NightOwl, a popular app, enlists Macs in a botnet. Apple seemed to agree that...

On Monday, July 24, Apple released OS updates to address a major kernel vulnerability that has been used in...

Using the latest version of macOS is always best from a security standpoint. But if your Mac is several...

On Thursday, May 18, Apple released updates to all of its operating systems. The updates included new features as...

On Monday, March 27, Apple released security and feature updates for all of its operating systems, Safari, and its...

There are plenty of ways to send and receive encrypted messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Here are five...

Apple released OS updates this week, fixing vulnerabilities and adding features in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS and iPadOS 16.3,...

Sites get hacked all the time, and passwords get exposed. It is important to use unique passwords for every...

This week, Apple released updates for all of its operating systems. A vulnerability that was actively exploited on iOS...

You can back up your iPhone or iPad to iCloud, but not all their data gets backed up. If...