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
May 18, 2011 - It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X users to find themselves a target for those attacks. As my colleague Tad Heppner mentioned in his post, a (continue reading...) Read more
May 11, 2011 - Microsoft has issued its May 2011 "Patch Tuesday" pack of security updates, and although it's nothing like as big the Godzilla-sized bundle of vulnerability fixes we saw last month, there's still (continue reading...) Read more
May 6, 2011 - New versions of the latest malware to hit Mac OS X users have come to light, following the discovery earlier this week of fake anti-virus attacks being (continue reading...) Read more
May 4, 2011 - Most of today’s malware works on Windows and its apps, because it can affect a lot of people around the world. However, other platforms are becoming more popular every day and attracting bad guys who are starting to create malicious (continue reading...) Read more
March 1, 2011 - BlackHole RAT is a backdoor Trojan targeting Mac OS X. It’s written in REALbasic, and it was discovered in December 21, 2010. But it was only recent days that it has gained the attention of security experts and (continue reading...) Read more
February 28, 2011 - To follow up on our post last Friday, I was contacted by the author of the DarkComet RAT Trojan. He seemed quite upset that I suggested the new Mac OS X (continue reading...) Read more
November 24, 2010 - There's been a lot of discussion in the media recently about the threat that malware poses on the Mac OS X platform. It's clearly an emotive subject, with strongly held views on both sides. To help some of the discussions, (continue reading...) Read more
November 18, 2010 - We currently have a stonking 150,000 active users of our free Mac anti-virus product, downloading updates from our servers. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition was launched on November (continue reading...) Read more
November 16, 2010 - Excuse us for blowing our own trumpet for a second, but About.com has given a rave review to the new Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. (continue reading...) Read more
November 12, 2010 - We've been delighted by how the Mac community has responded to our release last week of a free anti-virus for Mac home users. I'm not sure if the powers-that-be are allowing me yet to tell you precisely how many downloads (continue reading...) Read more