Apple has just updated the macOS Malware Removal Tool, MRT, bringing it to version 1.15. That new version […]
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Which anti-virus and security products should you use? Here are some recommendations to keep the malware at bay.
Adobe has released another update to Flash Player, bringing it to version 25.0.0.163. The installer is available from […]
The word looks identical, but uses different Unicode characters. How can you tell the difference? There are important security implications, and more.
Oracle has released Java version 8u131, available from here. Among its improvements are limitations on MD5 signing of […]
Why does almost every Mac user use their system in an admin role? Shouldn’t macOS encourage us to be ‘normal’ users?
Adobe has just released an update to bring its Flash Player to version 25.0.0.148, which is available from […]
I never thought that I’d be writing C in Swift, even down to handling null-terminated strings. But the code works.
Nearly three years after Swift was launched, its interface to macOS is still only partly complete. And the docs are misleading and contradictory. Oh fun!
Authentication dialogs to permit access to your keychain are supplied by the macOS security system, and follow a strict pattern.
The Eclectic Light Company 