Articles in the Security Category
Mac, Security, Software »
Firefox security was has been in the news and, though the headlines were dire, the actual issue was less frightening than the suggested workaround. That said, the folks at Mozilla thought this Firefox security issue serious enough to recommend that …
Mac, Security, Software »
Do you use magazine service Zinio on your Mac? Then you will want to download and install Adobe 3.4, which addresses a number of bugs. Additionally, those still suffering with Adobe Flash should download and install Adobe Flash Player 11.4.402.287 …
Mac, Security »
Earlier this year, a FlashBack trojan infected more than 600,000 Macs, creating the largest OS X-powered botnet in history — Mac malware run amok. Though they acted slowly, Apple eventually got ahead of the problem by issuing Java updates by …
Mac, Security, Software »
The now shipping iPhone 5 has been the focus of attention this week. However, there are important Mac security updates available for OS X, iTunes 10.7, Safari 6.0.1 and security updates that you really need to download and install. Two …
Mac, Security, Software »
Mountain Lion users that have downloaded and installed OS X 10.8.2 already have Safari 6.0.1. However, those running Lion, need to check Software Updates (Mac App Store) for this important update of Apple’s default browser, which includes patches for dozens …
Mac, Security, Software »
Wednesday’s iPhone 5 keynote address introduced a lot of new products that we won’t get to lay our hands on for weeks. Included therein is iTunes 11, but that long-awaited whole-number rewrite isn’t coming until October. In the meantime, Apple …
Mac, Security »
There has been a lot of security drama around Java for Mac recently. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been felt on the fairer platform, but the Mac’s growth has made the rest of us a target. Thankfully, there …
Mac, Security, Software »
It is good to see folk taking care of business. Though Photoshop is rarely (ever?) used as a hacker attack vector, Adobe has addressed an issue in Photoshop CS6 that could result in someone pwning your Mac. Additionally, this update …
Mac, Security »
This issue generated no Mac malware threat, but it has already been addressed nonetheless. What a huge difference between Apple handling Java updates and Oracle — we would have waited weeks if not months for Apple to deliver and that …

