The Epsilon Data Breach: What You Need to Know
Last week, Epsilon, a major e-mail marketing firm, suffered a serious data breach, whereby hackers obtained e-mail addresses and...

Cybersecurity affects every person who uses a device, connects to the internet, pays bills online, or stores important files digitally. The rise of cloud services, mobile apps, and complex online accounts has created new opportunities for criminals to target individuals. Mac users benefit from strong built-in protections, but threats now focus less on operating systems...

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...

It’s an age-old question: Should you shut down and restart your computer daily, or leave it running 24/7? Let’s explore the considerations for users...

Computer viruses continue to be a widespread and costly problem, affecting everyone from casual computer users to major organizations. Some of the most damaging...

For years, Mac users believed they were immune to viruses and other malicious software. Apple’s built-in defenses like Gatekeeper and XProtect reinforced that perception, and compared to Windows PCs, Macs historically faced fewer attacks. But times have changed. As...
Last week, Epsilon, a major e-mail marketing firm, suffered a serious data breach, whereby hackers obtained e-mail addresses and...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Google’s Chrome browser has added a built-in check for plugins to determine which are out of date. If it...
We reported on a barely-threatening remote administration tool, called BlackHole RAT, in late February. At the time, this was...
Intego today announced that Washing Machine, the company’s popular program that cleans up files left behind by web browsers...
Hot on the heels of an update just over a week ago, Google has issued another security fix for...
When you surf the web, you trust certain web sites where you provide confidential information, such as credit card...
Adobe has issued a security bulletin outlining updates to its Reader and Acrobat software for a zero-day Flash flaw...
As part of today’s Mac OS X Security Update, Apple has added a new signature to the built-in malware...
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.7, an update to Snow Leopard, which contains a number of security fixes,...
Infosec Island has published an interview with Charlie Miller, well-known Mac security specialist, who, for the third time in...