How to securely dispose of old hard drives and SSDs
You use hard drives or SSDs in your Macs, and hopefully you also use some drives to back up...
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...
You can connect a surprising variety of things to iPhones and iPads via their USB-C (or Lightning) ports, including storage devices, SD card readers,...
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,...
You use hard drives or SSDs in your Macs, and hopefully you also use some drives to back up...
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 70 is now available! Data breaches are common—and when this happens, and your data...
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 69 is now available! We discuss a new macOS Keychain vulnerability, which raises the...
We’ve written many times about two-factor authentication (2FA) on this blog, and why it’s essential to protect your accounts...
Last week Apple was hit by a serious and embarrassing bug affecting Group FaceTime. Shortly after the bug became...
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Apple is planning to remove the Do Not Track feature from the Safari web browser with the next major...
The Intego Mac Podcast episode 68 is now available! Apple had a mean FaceTime bug, then they slapped down...
Shortcuts help you automate tasks on your iOS device, but there is a risk of them performing malicious actions....
Facebook was found to have deployed apps to track user data and usage on iOS and Android, using a...
A recent malware distribution campaign dubbed “VeryMal” leverages an ancient technique called steganography—the hiding of secret information in plain...