December 5, 2011 - Did you know that Mac OS X includes some very basic protection against malicious downloads? Learn the various methods to ensure that it is truly up-to-date, and what the difference is between it and more sophisticated anti-virus protection. (continue reading...) Read more
November 12, 2011 - Think you are a security aware computer user, but still get occasional security alerts and pop-ups? Follow these tips to help keep your Mac or PC clean as a whistle. Read more
October 27, 2011 - New variants of the latest Mac malware - the Tsunami backdoor Trojan - have been discovered. The sky is not falling, and Mac users should not panic. But it may still be prudent to ensure your computers are protected against (continue reading...) Read more
October 25, 2011 - Enjoy the latest security news in brief by watching 60 Second Security! This episode: the German Bundestrojaner controversy, Sony breached (again!), Duqu dubbed "Son of Stuxnet", OS X anti-anti-virus and Microsoft videos hacked. (continue reading...) Read more
October 25, 2011 - The Tsunami Mac backdoor allows cybercriminals to gain access to your Mac computer and launch denial-of-service attacks against third-party websites. Read more
October 25, 2011 - We’ve just come across an IRC controlled backdoor that enables the infected machine to become a bot for Distributed Denial of Service attacks. The interesting part about it is that it’s a Mach-O binary – targeting Mac OS X. ESET’s (continue reading...) Read more
October 19, 2011 - Mac users have once again been reminded not to be complacent about the malware threat, with the discovery that cybercriminals have enhanced an existing Trojan horse to disable the rudimentary anti-virus protection Apple has built into Mac OS X. (continue reading...) Read more
October 11, 2011 - Apple released iTunes 10.5 today to fix 79 vulnerabilities for Windows users and introduce support for iCloud, wireless syncing and iOS 5 compatibility. Read more
October 5, 2011 - Where does one start? I’m not sure if I would consider this a research blog post. In the sea of comments and chatter today, it just feels right to say something. It feels right to “Think Different.” Like many others, I was raised an (continue reading...) Read more
October 3, 2011 - Viruses, spyware, worms and Trojans aren't just a Windows problem. Here's a short history of the Mac malware scene - from 1982 to the present day. Read more
September 26, 2011 - In 1990, when only the government and a number of universities were using the Internet, there were 357 unique pieces of malware. The need for security began with desktop computing when the only means of compromising data was by inserting (continue reading...) Read more
September 23, 2011 - A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old Windows-style disguise to fool users into running it. It's disguise? A controversial political dispute between China and Japan. (continue reading...) Read more
August 27, 2011 - Late last week, I was in a taxi with a business acquaintance, heading to an event at which we were both speaking. We're both Mac users, so in the fashion (continue reading...) Read more
July 20, 2011 - After the usual protracted period of speculation and rumour, Apple finally launched the latest version of Mac OS X today. Code-named "Lion", version 10.7 is the first update to the (continue reading...) Read more
June 24, 2011 - Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8 yesterday. Most of the media reports have focused on the fact that it prepares your Mac for Mac OS X Lion, but it also fixes a wheelbarrow's (continue reading...) Read more
June 1, 2011 - Hot on the heels of an earlier Mac malware attack spreading via Facebook links, we are seeing another attempt to infect Mac users on the social network - with what claims to be a sex video of celebrities Rihanna (continue reading...) Read more
May 31, 2011 - Mac OS X malware is being spread by sick messages spreading virally across Facebook, claiming to be a video of controversial IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The fake anti-virus attack first appears in your timeline as a message apparently posted by one (continue reading...) Read more
May 26, 2011 - Here’s a quick update on the Mac OS X malware landscape, a rather hot topic this month. May started off with the announcement of the DIY malware kit Weyland-Yutani BOT. This news was shortly thereafter dwarfed by numerous reports of (continue reading...) Read more
May 25, 2011 - For the last month or so we have been carefully tracking the developments in the Mac OS X malware community. Our conclusion? It's advancing fast and taking many (continue reading...) Read more
May 24, 2011 - ZDNet writer Ed Bott has posted the latest instructions to (continue reading...) Read more