How to Keep Older Macs Secure: A Geeky Approach
From a security standpoint, using the latest version of macOS—the Mac operating system—is always preferred. However, if your Mac...
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Apple Patches Group FaceTime, Shortcuts Vulnerabilities
Last week Apple was hit by a serious and embarrassing bug affecting Group FaceTime. Shortly after the bug became...
Apple Releases iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, and More Security Updates
This week Apple released updates for its iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS operating systems, as well as for Safari...
How to Verify Your Backups are Working Properly
Every one of us has some type of data we can’t afford to lose. Pictures, spreadsheets, emails, financial data or the draft...
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How to Verify Your Mac’s Software Is Running Smoothly
Your computer consists of both hardware and software and a number of things can go wrong. In this 2-part series,...
Apple Patches ‘Black Dot Bug’ (And More) Across All Its Operating Systems
Last week, Apple released updates to all of its operating systems. Apple released iOS 11.4, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS...
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How to Verify Your Mac’s Hardware Is Working Properly
Your computer consists of both hardware and software and a number of things can go wrong. In this 2-part series,...
Cryptominer ‘mshelper’ Targets macOS: What You Need to Know
Discussions of a CPU consuming process, called "mshelper," have surfaced on the Apple support forums and Reddit. Users mentioned their fans spinning...
Caution: Mac-specific Hack Tool Mettle Discovered
Security researchers have discovered a Mac specific implementation of the hacking tool Meterpreter, called Mettle. As described by its creator, "...
Apple Releases Security Updates, Patches Camera App QR Code Flaw
Apple has released iOS 11.3.1, Safari 11.1, and Security Update 2018-001 (available for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4). These software updates fix...