You’d expect Apple’s OS X search engine, Spotlight, to end up with a lot of information in its indexes. But you wouldn’t expect it to help spammers and scammers keep track of you…
Tag Archives: OS X
“Dear Facebook, I DEMAND that you ignore my demands” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly security news video, for your viewing pleasure. Fun with a serious side, in just one minute…watch now!
Thunderstrike – new Mac “ueberrootkit” could own your Apple forever
Security researcher Trammell Hudson wondered how deeply you could embed a rootkit into a Mac. Forget hacking the kernel, or even the boot sector…what about targeting the Boot ROM chip itself?
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…
SSCC 174 – Who says law enforcement isn’t tackling cybercrime? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest epsiode of our weekly Chet Chat podcast, for your listening pleasure. From a carder ring that got busted to a spamming system that ran amuck, let yourself be amused and educated at the same time…
Apple ships X 10.10.1 – does it fix those Wi-Fi problems?
Reader: “So Paul, has Yosemite 10.10.1 fixed the Wi-Fi problems?” Duck: “The answer is…” Find out, as they say, inside.
SSCC 170 – Is the best time to shop at a store right after it has a breach? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski, John Shier and Paul Ducklin as they turn news into advice…
OS X Yosemite Wi-Fi problems – can you help us solve them?
Most early adopters of OS X Yosemite are enjoying a refreshingly clean new look with a bunch of updated applications. But for a few, it’s a Wi-Fi network merry-go-round…
Apple kills the POODLE – also fixes Shellshock in case you forgot
Apple just shipped OS X 10.10 Yosemite – including a fix for the POODLE vulnerability. Mavericks and Mountain Lion also got updates to kill the POODLE. As for Lion, now three releases off the pace…bad news.
SSCC 169 – Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the biggest breach of all? [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…