Forensic access to iCloud backups
iPhone users have several options to back up the content of their devices. They can backup information stored in their device such as contacts, pictures, call logs and data …
Survey scammers impersonate Apple via SMS
As the number of smartphone users increases with each passing day, survey scammers have turned some of their attention to targeting users directly via SMS messages containing …
Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected
Given the attention that the Flashback Mac malware has received since the discovery of the 600K strong botnet of computers infected with it and the number of tools that …
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition
There’s never been a better time to switch to Mac OS X and David Pogue’s newly released Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition can help you do it. …
Apple enhances Apple ID account security
iOS device owners whose Apple ID account may have triggered a flag with Apple’s security team have been asked to set up three new security questions and a backup email …
Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool
Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …
Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise
News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …
Flashfake removal tool
Update April 12, 2012: The tool has temporarily been removed, more details here. In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the …
600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs
There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, …
Using Mac OS X Lion Server
If you’re considering a Mac OS X server for your small business, school, nonprofit, or home network, Using Mac OS X Lion Server will help you get up and running in no …
Bogus Apple gift card offer leads to phishing
An email purportedly sent by Apple and offering to long term customers the possibility of buying a gift card worth a 100 Australian dollars for the price of 9 has been …
Apple patches critical Java flaw
Apple released a critical update for the Java implementation on Mac OS X, for both Lion and Snow Leopard. This update comes almost two months after the release of the …
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