The Conficker Worm and Mac OS X
A serious worm, that may affect Windows computers, has been getting a great deal of press lately, including a...
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,...
A serious worm, that may affect Windows computers, has been getting a great deal of press lately, including a...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Last week, we reported on two zero-day flaws in the latest version of the Firefox web browser. The Mozilla...
A number of Mac OS X kernel vulnerabilities have been publicized, according to Information Week. These five vulnerabilities are...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Code to attack the Firefox browser was published on several web sites yesterday, prompting the Mozilla Foundation to announce...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
We have reported here about two scareware programs that target the Mac, Macsweepr and iMunizator, both of which are “rogue”...
Apple + Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Charlie Miller, the security researcher who recently hacked a Mac in ten seconds (using an exploit he had developed...
Once again, security researcher Charlie Miller has won a hacker contest, the ConSecWest PWN2OWN Contest, by hacking a Mac...
It seems like it was just yesterday that we wrote about a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan horse....
“Writing exploits for Vista is hard work. Writing exploits for Mac is a lot of fun,” said Dino Dai...
Last December, we reported on a variant of the RSPlug Trojan horse that was taunting Intego through certain bits...