How Secure is your Mac OS X User Account?
When you work on your Mac, you think you are protected by your user account’s password. Well, savvy users...

Most people think about hacking as something highly technical. They picture complex code, advanced technical skills, and someone deliberately breaking into a system. But in practice, it’s often much simpler than that. A lot of attacks start in everyday moments, like reusing the same password, clicking a link that looked safe, or trusting a message...

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...

Apple has AirPods for everyone: classic earbuds, in-canal AirPods Pro with noise cancellation, and over-ear AirPods Max.

Is your Mac running slow? Here's how to diagnose and fix performance issues and get your Mac to run faster.

Mac malware rarely announces itself as malware. It usually shows up as something ordinary: a free app download, a browser update, a sponsored search result, a cracked version of paid software, or a permission prompt you’re asked to approve...
When you work on your Mac, you think you are protected by your user account’s password. Well, savvy users...
Apple has released Common Criteria Tools for 10.5. According to Apple, An internationally approved set of security standards which...
Last month, we reported about a Mac hack contest where a Mac was hacked in two minutes flat. Initial...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Yet another update for Firefox, the open-source web browser. This fixes a security problem with the program’s JavaScript engine....
Apple has just released Safari 3.1.1 for Mac OS X and for Windows, patching a number of security holes....
Tom Yager at InfoWorld is reporting about a break-in on an Xserve, which raises several questions. Among the symptoms...
Macworld UK is announcing the winners of its best product awards on June 12, and they are taking nominations...
Intego first reported on the OSX.RSPlug Trojan Horse back in October of 2007. Since then, the people behind this...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
You probably use the Adobe Flash Player regularly, at least if you watch online videos or play basic web...
Apple has been unlucky with QuickTime. The media software used, on Mac OS X and Windows, to play back...