Joshua Long, Author at The Mac Security Blog

This article continues our Month in Review coverage. If you missed it, see also Part 1: Database Breaches, Compromised...

When it comes to computer security news, the past month or so has been pretty jam-packed. Following are some...

As you’ve probably heard by now, Windows XP will no longer receive new security updates from Microsoft. This past...

NOTE: A version of this article is now available for macOS Sierra. Please refer to this article instead: What to Do if...

Apple has released an update to its XProtect component of Mac OS X to block certain outdated versions of...

Spammers have a tendency to attempt to exploit any medium in order to drive traffic to their sites. Everyone...

Last week the maintainers of Camino, a Mac-exclusive Web browser first released more than a decade ago in February...

On Tuesday, Apple released two new Java-related security updates: an update for Java SE 6 and an update for...

Apple has a strange and inconsistent policy on security updates for Snow Leopard (aka Mac OS X v10.6.8), the...

Hot on the heels of Oracle’s release of Java SE 7 Update 13 for OS X Lion and Mountain...

Even Macs need antivirus software.