Macs are sleek and slick computers that can run well for years after you take them out of the box. Like all other computers, though, your Mac is not immune to slowdowns, bugs, and other problems, and it’s up to you to keep your machine…
November 6, 2015 • 7 min readAnyone who’s used a Mac for any length of time knows that comfy, secure feeling you get when logging into OS X. It’s great. And best of all, it’s malware-free. Right? Well, not exactly…
March 5, 2015 • 1 min readIt’s often easy to overlook the importance of online security, but when you consider the cost of cybercrime is estimated between $24 billion and $120 billion each year in the US alone, it really puts things into perspective. The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is…
October 24, 2014 • 4 min read
As the leading contenders in the web browser industry (such as Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox) began battling for the hearts and minds of the public, it was only a matter of time before they took advantage of the growing concern regarding online…
September 24, 2014 • 5 min read
We created an infographic to help show an assortment of statistics highlighting the changes in both mobile OS popularity and the malware that associated with each over the past three years.
May 20, 2013 • 1 min read5 Easy Tips to Keep Your Mac Secure in 2013 has been published and is now available for immediate implementation to help keep you secure this New Year! Which methods are you already using and how do you rank?
January 8, 2013 • 3 min readMac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) inherently contains many desired security features; however it takes a few moments for the user to enable most of them. It’s the ideology of convenience versus security and as it is well known Macs are quite convenient. This article will…
May 12, 2012 • 10 min readTrojan Horse Alert: SecureMac has identified a new version of the previously identified MAC Defender malware. The new variant, just like the previously identified “Mac Security,” “Mac Protector,” and “Mac Guard” versions, is an updated version of the original malware, rebranded as “Mac Shield.”
June 3, 2011 • 15 min readWhat is Crypt for Mac OS X? Crypt is a native MacOSX application for encrypting and decrypting files with a password of your choice. The cipher used is Blowfish. Blowfish is currently the fastest mainstream block cipher and is used in OpenSSH. There are so…
November 3, 2003 • 1 min readMAC OS X Security to the general Macintosh user has never been much of an issue. Turn it on, use it, turn it off when you’re done. And even if you’ve got a DSL or other dedicated line, warnings related to hack attempts on open…
June 5, 2002 • 7 min readThis is one section of an overall document. The overall publication covers the setup of a Mac OS X Server. This part is being made public to help others secure their machines. This document outlines some security measures for the Mac OS X Server 1.0…
June 2, 2002 • 11 min readMacs are Vulnerable, too Due to the potential vulnerabilities of Mac OS X, Macintosh computer systems are more susceptible to security breaches and threats than ever before. Many Mac users falsely believe that they are immune to virus and hacker attacks. It’s true that Macs…
April 6, 2002 • 5 min read