Tag: antivirus
Apple removes Mac antivirus warning
December 4th, 2008 by Elinor MillsApple has removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday in the US that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and this week said the Mac is safe "out of the box".
The secure Mac: myth or legend? Part I
October 10th, 2007 by David BraueCNET.com.au has this story from David Braue which looks at the question of whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. This is part one:
The secure Mac: myth or legend? Part II
October 12th, 2007 by David BraueHere is part two of David Braue's look at whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. (Part one is here.)
How-to: Secure your Mac
September 26th, 2007 by Erik EckelAlthough viruses pose much less of a threat to the Mac platform, individuals and organisations shouldn't forego protecting Mac systems with a quality antivirus application. In this article we show you the right tips to make sure your Mac is adequately protected.
CA's Apple Mac lives with 100,000+ viruses
June 27th, 2007 by Munir KotadiaSoftware vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.
Miro: The only media player you need?
November 6th, 2007 by Seth RosenblattMiro Public Preview 3 has been unleashed for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It seems like this is the version of the freeware Internet TV channel player and aggregator that we've all been waiting for. Crashes seem to be a problem mostly of the past. The smart player, able to download content on the fly as well as play nearly any video on your machine makes Miro's appeal hard to resist.
Much ado about iPhone kill switch
August 8th, 2008 by Tom KrazitApple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.
Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs
April 16th, 2008 by Liam TungMacs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?
Preview: Mozilla's Firefox 3 beta
November 21st, 2007 by Stephen ShanklandA few months later than had been planned, Mozilla this week released the first beta version of an overhauled Firefox, the widely used open-source Web browser.
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