SAINT, or Security Administrator’s Integrated Network Tool, is a vulnerability scanner that allows network administrators to scan their local area networks for security flaws. SAINT can then prepare reports detailing the extent and seriousness of these weaknesses, as well as providing links to fixes and…
September 2, 2003 • 3 min readInformation LittleSecrets for Mac OS X gives the Macintosh users the ability to store notes in an encrypted format that can only be accessed with the password assigned to the file. Upon launching the encrypted file the user is instructed to enter the password, only…
January 10, 2003 • 2 min readInformation Tresor is a file encryption tool for the Macintosh. It is simple to use, fast, and offers very high cryptographic security. It is available in native versions for 68k Macs and PowerMacs as well as in a FAT version and requires MacOS 7.0 minimum….
December 8, 2002 • 2 min readKeys Off is now at version 1.3.2, now fully compatible with MacOS 9 and includes version 1.5 of the BlackWatch screen saver. Information Blue Globe Software has been producing high quality shareware since 1991, and they expect to continue this trend for a long time…
November 11, 2002 • 3 min readInformation BugScan is a Macintosh Virus File Scanner which allows users to determine if they have AutoStart 9805 Worm and SevenDust virus files on their hard drives. BugScan will detect all files for all strains of the AutoStart 9805 Worm plus all strains of the…
June 1, 2002 • 1 min readInformation SubRosa Vol 1-File Utilities is SubRosaSoft.com Ltd’s first line of privacy products which help Macintosh users secure themselves and their personal data. The suite of software to protect your files consist of the following; file and folder encryption, multi-pass shredder, and free decryptor. Each…
May 1, 2002 • 4 min readPRODUCT: Macintosh Hacker’s Workshop (MHW) v1.1 Review by: James M. Buehring RATING: 4.5 / 5 THE PRODUCT & DEVELOPER: MWH, or “Macintosh Hackers Workshop” is the first of (hopefully) a long line of products from a security expert team from France named CODE511. The author,…
December 11, 2001 • 3 min readMarketing your Macintosh Security Programs Online v1.0 Once you have the program created you need people to download, test, and update the software. This simple how to guide is to share with you realms of the Internet where you can reach all different markets, from…
November 10, 2001 • 3 min readIntroduction Sophos declares the following in their campaign for Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac -Malware myth: Macs can’t get viruses. -SophosLabs have detected over 1,000 threats for Mac OS. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition runs in the background and scans files for threats whenever your…
November 7, 2001 • 17 min readWe Mac users have a distinct advantage over our less fortunate Windows-using brethren (and sistren)-Macs are far less likely to suffer damage from an attack by a virus, worm, or even a malicious teenager. On the other hand, you shouldn’t be lulled into a false…
November 5, 2001 • 4 min readIntego revolutionized the world of Macintosh security with its widely acclaimed NetBarrier personal firewall product for the Classic Mac OS. Now, they have brought the same powerful and easy to use security product over to Mac OS X. This new product, NetBarrier X, written completely…
October 12, 2001 • 5 min readInformation SecureMac.com steps into a new realm of security, that is securing the data on your computer. The best way we could think about having your data is secure is to have backups of the data. Backup your data and do it often! Fires happen,…
October 5, 2001 • 4 min read