For years, Apple has been using Intel processor chipsets to power its Mac computers. According to a recent article from Computerworld, those days could soon come to an end. The author cited the words of technology analyst Ben Bajarin, who suggested that Apple’s dedication to…
June 6, 2016 • 2 min readWith the rapid pace of technological development, we’re becoming increasingly concerned for our privacy in all areas of life, particularly when browsing the web. In part one of this article, we took a look at the specific information and data stored by our web browsers….
June 4, 2016 • 4 min read
Do you think the government respects your privacy? For a lot of people, the illusion of such a belief was shattered three years ago, when Edward Snowden leaked thousands of pages of documents about the NSA’s spying programs. But the NSA isn’t the only government…
May 31, 2016 • 3 min readAs we step tentatively closer to a world with cameras in just about everything (Google Glass, anyone?), privacy concerns continue to rise. While the advent of red-light cameras and GPS-enabled cellphones have ushered in an age where our movements in public can be easily tracked,…
May 30, 2016 • 4 min read
The Internet of Things is a concept that seeks to connect just about everything in our lives into one cohesive network. We already know that our smartphones, tablets, and computers are connected to the internet and the cloud. Increasingly, though, other “smart” devices—from televisions to…
May 27, 2016 • 3 min readSecureMac recently caught up with Dan Kusnetzky of Virtualization Review to discuss the growing threat of ransomware, you can read all about it here.
May 11, 2016 • 1 min read
Have you tried to use Adobe Flash Player on your Mac recently, only to get a message about your Flash Player plug-in being blocked or out-of-date? As of April 28th, Apple has begun blocking older versions of the Flash plug-in. You will need to update…
May 4, 2016 • 2 min read
Update: May 4, 2016 – Apple has released an updated version of Xcode to patch this vulnerability. Users can download Xcode 7.3.1 directly from Apple’s developer site at: https://developer.apple.com/xcode/download/ An outdated Git client in Apple’s Command Line Tools Package is putting OS X developers at…
April 27, 2016 • 3 min readIf you haven’t updated your iPhone or iPad to the most current version of iOS—iOS 9.3.1—you should make it a priority to do so. That was the advice of security expert Brian Krebs in an April 12 blog post about a potentially devastating new iOS…
April 19, 2016 • 3 min readThe FBI was recently pushing for Apple to advertently weaken their encryption technology so that they could crack a terrorist’s iPhone. But based on a recent report from Johns Hopkins University, Apple’s mobile encryption technology is already flawed—or at least, it was. According to the…
April 11, 2016 • 3 min readEmail-based scams often trick users into clicking a link by purporting to be from law enforcement agencies or police authorities. A new malware scam out of the small town of Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania takes the concept to the next level by using GPS data to create…
April 8, 2016 • 3 min readWhether you just pulled your brand new Mac computer out of the box or are looking for ways to make your system more secure in light of recent OS X threats and vulnerabilities, there are several default Mac security settings that are not in your…
April 5, 2016 • 3 min readUsers of iOS devices should be on alert after the arrival of what looks like the first Trojan Horse malware developed for Apple’s mobile operating system. According to a post by Palo Alto Networks, this malware—which is known as AceDeceiver—is unique among other iOS threats…
April 4, 2016 • 3 min read
If your employer gave you an iPhone when they hired or promoted you, then they are free to track what you do with that phone. This statement has always been true and is one of the top reasons not to send any nasty messages about…
March 28, 2016 • 2 min read
If you’ve recently downloaded InstaCare – Who cares with me? or the similarly-named Who Cares With Me – InstaDetector, you might want to double-check the security of your Instagram account. The trojan horses, which were also being distributed in the Google Play…
March 22, 2016 • 5 min read
All along, Apple’s biggest argument in their case against the FBI has been one of slippery slopes and escalation. The FBI wants Apple to create software that would allow them to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Apple says that, once such a backdoor tool…
March 21, 2016 • 3 min read
Available for $9.99 from the Mac App Store, the DataVault Password Manager from Ascendo is a robust password management application that is worth the modest price of admission. The program allows you to store passwords, login details, credit card information, membership information, insurance details, vehicle…
March 18, 2016 • 5 min read
Could you be rendering your Mac vulnerable to cyberattacks, just by running several popular applications? That’s the contention being made by security researchers, according to a recent report from Ars Technica. The report highlights popular BitTorrent downloading program uTorrent and screen-cropping video software Camtasia among…
March 16, 2016 • 3 min read
Another day, another Mac malware threat to be aware of. The latest threat comes in the form of typosquatters, who are targeting make users who accidentally mistype URLs while browsing the web. According to a post written by Tom Spring on Threatpost, the Kaspersky Lab…
March 15, 2016 • 2 min read
Last year, the spyware developer Hacking Team seemed to go down in flames after a massive internal leak exposed the company’s dirty secrets for the world to see. Prior to that occurrence, the Milan-based firm had been in operation since 2003, selling products to governments,…
March 14, 2016 • 3 min read