You Are Your Web Browser
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been doing an experiment. Their initial hypothesis was that if you examine certain elements...

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...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has been doing an experiment. Their initial hypothesis was that if you examine certain elements...
Adobe has issued a security update for Shockwave Player 11.5.6.606 and earlier, for both Mac and Windows, for a...
We reported yesterday about a highly critical zero-day Safari flaw, that was found to affect Safari for Windows. Intego’s...
Secunia is reporting that a highly critical Safari flaw has been found that affects Safari for Windows, and that...
Opera Software has issued an update for its eponymous browser. There was an “extremely severe” flaw in the code,...
The latest version of Spirit, a tool to jailbreak the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, has been released. It...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Time was, everyone would pick on Microsoft for its poor security. Redmond took note of this, and did some...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
An article in InfoWorld looks at the recent security vulnerabilities in web browsers that required security updates. While Safari’s...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Facebook has recently changed its privacy settings, allowing a number of websites of Facebook’s choice to access your personal...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
We’ve discovered a new type of phishing e-mail purporting to be from Amazon.com. Unlike previous phishing e-mails which tell...