Will Obama Name an Internet Security Czar?
A nonprofit organization called the Family Online Safety Institute is lobbying for president-elect Barack Obama to name a “national...

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...
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...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Reports saying that Adobe Acrobat 9 has weaker password protection than the previous version of Acrobat have been confirmed,...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
If you still use Firefox 2 (Firefox 3 has been available for some time), you’re about to lose a...
Apple has gotten a lot of press recently regarding their position concerning the need for antivirus software to protect...
A new variant of the RSPlug Trojan horse has been found on several pornographic web sites. This new variant,...
TidBITS has published Security Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping, a brief article discussing some of the basics of...