Cyber-criminals target Macs with ransomware
This week, there’s more proof that every users of Mac OS need to be as vigilant as Windows users when it comes to locking down their computers....
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Celebrate Safer Internet Day with online awareness
February 9 means different things to different people. For the people of New Orleans this year, its Mardi Gras, but to web citizens in 2016, it’s Safer Internet Day, so how can you participate?...
Macs to have a more secure holiday season as AVG releases Apple freebie
If anyone still believes that Apple Macs can’t get viruses or malware, it’s time they pulled their head from out of the sand and listen up, because the web is a dangerous place, and it can hurt Macs too. Fortunately, there’s a free solution....
McAfee embraces almost every device you own, offers one app to protect them all
According to some research conducted by security group McAfee, there are plenty of people out there with multiple devices, but not as many with security on all of them. For those – and everyone else – McAfee has come up with a solution, protecting as many devices as you own under one license....
Windows, Mac OS may leave backdoors open with cloud storage security
We love cloud services like Box, Dropbox, iCloud, and Skydrive, but the latter two are integrated directly into operating systems, and according to at least one expert at Kaspersky Lab, that's not cool, with this feature providing a security risk for consumers....
Mac virus in the wild offers more proof that no OS is safe
For years, many have believed that Apple wasn't under as great a threat of computer viruses compared to Windows, with the original count for Mac viruses being roughly five. Now, though, it seems virus makers are getting the last laugh, with a new trojan out there infecting Mac users who are caught unaware....
Security tip: every computer needs protection, not just Windows PCs
Windows computers have traditionally been the hotbed of viruses, malware, and security problems, but security issues now go beyond one operating system, putting any computer you own at risk....
Kaspersky, Symantec find thousands of infected Australian Macs; here’s the fix
No computer is immune to malware, and contrary to what many think, that includes Apple Macs. Case in point, there's a big virus infiltrating Macs around the world, and it may have infected your computer....