Security Threats Are More than Just Malware
An InfoWorld article, Underrated computing threats that you need to know about, looks at a number of threats to...
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...
Many Mac and iPhone users rely on Safari’s Private Browsing mode to keep their online activity confidential. You might assume that opening a Private...
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,...
An InfoWorld article, Underrated computing threats that you need to know about, looks at a number of threats to...
A few days before the CanSecWest security conference, an Italian web site, oneitsecurity, interviews Charlie Miller, Mac security expert,...
Ars Technica looks at some figures regarding OS penetration in the US, as provided by web analytics firm Quantcast,...
NOTE: A version of this article is now available for OS X Mavericks Parental Controls vs. Intego Family Protector X8. Please refer to...
Cory Doctorow, author and BoingBoing editor, is not fresh off the boat onto the Internet. Yet it turns out...
OpenOffice.org has issued version 3.2 of its productivity suite, which contains a half-dozen security fixes. In addition to a...
The Mozilla Foundation has issue security updates for older versions of its Firefox browser, patching versions 3 and 3.5...
Adobe has issued a security bulletin announcing security fixes for its Reader and Acrobat software. This follows a recent...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Google Buzz, the recently-announced social networking tool, designed to integrate with Gmail, the company’s free, web-based e-mail, has had...
The Redmond Pie website is reporting that Apple may be banning jailbroken iPhones from the App Store. Two people...