How is Malware Researched?
You may wonder what goes on behind the scenes between the time when researchers get malware samples and the...
You’ve probably heard it before: “Macs don’t get viruses.” For years, Apple’s reputation for security has led users to believe their Macs are immune to malware, phishing, or other online threats. This belief isn’t entirely unfounded. macOS is a secure operating system with several built-in protections. But that doesn’t mean it’s bulletproof. In recent years,...
Apple has just released critically urgent security updates—including macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 and iOS 18.4.1—to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in...
You can connect a surprising variety of things to iPhones and iPads via their USB-C (or Lightning) ports, including storage devices, SD card readers,...
If you've got an old Mac, you might be able to repurpose it to make it useful again. Here are several ideas on how...
Executive Summary Since the release of macOS 12.3 (Monterey), Python has not been included with Apple’s operating system. This programming language, popular among developers and researchers for its versatility, was deemed unnecessary by Apple. Notably, even before its removal,...
You may wonder what goes on behind the scenes between the time when researchers get malware samples and the...
The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 21 for Mac OS X with fixes for eight vulnerabilities (3 critical, 4...
Adobe Systems has released new versions of Adobe Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat for Macintosh, Linux and Windows platforms....
Almost two months ago, Apple released two-step authentication for Apple ID accounts. This was widely hailed as a great...
You’re a clever person. You’ve learned a lot about computer security and think you understand how things have gone...
When was the last time you changed your passwords for your most commonly used online accounts? Do your email...
The original idea behind the social networking application Path was that it was “Private by Default,” and that you...
It’s been reported that one AV product is detecting a product on the App Store as Trojan.JS.iframe.BKD. To the...
Security on mobile devices is both simpler and trickier than security on desktops. For starters, there’s a much greater...
A lot has been said over the years about the best ways to protect your machine from attacks and...