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Don’t Take Threats Against Your Mac Lightly

September 30, 2020 by Apple Gazette Leave a Comment

Like many Mac users, you believe that your built-in security system is enough to protect your computer from viruses and other malware. For a long time, this has been true. Apple’s highly rated stock security system has kept users relatively safe. Unfortunately, threats have grown more sophisticated in the past few years.

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: Apple Security, Malware, threats

Secure Safari: How to Stay Safe Using Apple’s Browser

October 2, 2018 by Apple Gazette Leave a Comment

It’s the second most popular web browser in the world, but it doesn’t mean that you are fully protected from online security hazards. Sure, Apple has done their utmost to secure Safari, and for all intents and purposes, they have done a very good job. There is some onus on the user themselves to fine-tune […]

Filed Under: Safari Tagged With: Apple Security, Safari, security

5 Habits to Improve Your Online Security Without Software

February 12, 2018 by Alexander Fox 1 Comment

You’ve probably heard that Macs are more secure that Windows PCs. And, in general, that tends to be true. Very few if any viruses are written specifically for macOS. However, only a portion of online security risks come by way of viruses. These days, you’re more likely to get taken in by a web-based scam […]

Filed Under: Mac Tagged With: Apple Security, security

Apple Users Beware: We’re In the Crosshairs of Hackers

December 16, 2015 by Noemi 1 Comment

In a recently released report by Symantec, the security threat to Apple users has been highlighted. The report starts on an alarming note: “A rising number of threat actors have begun developing malware designed to infect devices running on Mac OS X or iOS.” While it used to be that Mac users put their feet up […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apple Security, Malware

Is Apple Hiding Secret Spyware on the iPhone?

January 21, 2015 by Kraig Becker Leave a Comment

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with various governmental agencies constantly listening in on our phone calls and reading our private emails. A new report from Russian news site Sputnik indicates that National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden refuses to use an iPhone because he believes that iOS contains secret spyware that can activate […]

Filed Under: iPhone Tagged With: Apple Security, Edward Snowden, iOS, iPhone, iphone security, security, smartphones

Apple’s Yosemite Spotlight Snoops on Your Location

October 21, 2014 by Noemi 3 Comments

Here we go again with privacy issues, and advocates are already up in arms about the recently discovered problem that Yosemite’s Spotlight snoops on your location. That basically means that whatever search you do using Spotlight, your location data goes to Apple servers, which we know can be compromised. Source Worse, the very same data […]

Filed Under: iOS, OS X Tagged With: Apple Security, os x yosemite

Tim Cook: iCloud Security Alerts Coming Up

September 5, 2014 by Noemi 1 Comment

The iCloud snafu that recently occurred has got everyone up in arms, with Apple being the target of all sorts of criticism, perhaps some of it even justified. Yesterday, Brian took a look at iCloud and its security, concluding that “iCloud is as secure as it can be, as long as you treat it with […]

Filed Under: iCloud, News Tagged With: Apple Security, iCloud

Team DoulCi Hacks Apple Activation Lock

May 23, 2014 by Noemi Leave a Comment

You know how reassuring Apple Activation Lock can be? If the dreaded thing happens – your iPhone gets stolen by some miscreant – you have the power of the “kill switch”, thanks to Apple. With this recent news, though, one can’t be too cocky about having the built-in anti-theft protection. A hacker duo, who calls themselves Team […]

Filed Under: iCloud, iPhone, News Tagged With: Activation Lock, Apple Security, Hacker

10 Apple URLs Every User Should Know

May 6, 2013 by Robin Parrish 2 Comments

Sooner or later, everybody needs information from Apple or help solving a problem. 10 little-known pages at apple.com can resolve virtually any issue you may encounter. Here’s a handy quick-reference to 10 crucial Apple URLs.

Filed Under: Apple Inc, Feature, Tips Tagged With: apple, Apple ID, Apple Inc., Apple Privacy, Apple Security, apple support, apple.com, Genius Bar, Manuals, tips, troubleshooting

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