90% of E-Mail is Spam!
The Register presents figures from a Cisco report that say that 90% of all e-mails sent are spam. More...
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,...
The Register presents figures from a Cisco report that say that 90% of all e-mails sent are spam. More...
Robert Chapin of Chapin Information Services has analyzed how password managers work in a number of web browsers, and...
Computerworld reports that Sun has patched at least 14 bugs in Java, yet wonders when Apple will get around...
Apple today released Mac OS X 10.5.6, a major update to Mac OS X, which contains a number of...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Google has published an on-line Browser Security Handbook, a comprehensive document written for “web application developers, browser engineers, and...
A nonprofit organization called the Family Online Safety Institute is lobbying for president-elect Barack Obama to name a “national...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
The popular media player VLC has been updated to patch a critical security flaw, whereby an integer overflow might...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Microsoft has released updates for Office 2004 and 2008, both of which are described as follows: This update contains...
Macworld’s iPhone Central has published an article about securing your iPhone. With eight tips, the article gives some basic...
It’s time for your holiday shopping, and we have a bargain for you. MacUpdate is offering a holiday software...