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Adobe Flash Player version 20.0.0.306

Adobe has just released version 20.0.0.306 of its Flash Player, which has some important bug fixes and security […]

February 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Java update 74

Oracle has just released Java 8 update 74 build 02, available either as version 8u73 or 8u74. This […]

February 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Scareware targeting OS X (updated)

Johannes Ullrich has just reported some scareware which could trouble OS X users. This is detailed in his […]

February 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

Losing their Sparkle: vulnerabilities in updaters

In-app update systems can be vulnerable to attack, if they do not use secure connections throughout.

January 30, 2016 Macs, Technology

OS X El Capitan is probably due an important security fix

A serious vulnerability was discovered in OpenSSL in the New Year. Although the conditions in which it is […]

January 28, 2016 Macs, Technology

Don’t get cached out: the perils of cached data

Sometimes cached data are not as concealed or transient as we might wish. Don’t get cached out by them.

January 26, 2016 Language, Macs, Technology

Inside the OS X blacklist: XProtect

Perhaps not as effective as one of the better anti-virus apps, it is free and built into OS X.

January 25, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates XProtect anti-malware tool in El Capitan

On 21 January 2016, Apple pushed out a silent update to XProtect, its anti-malware protection software built into […]

January 23, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple, Secret Squirrels, and updates

What is Apple’s dark secret about OS X 10.11.3? Or was it just a failure in documentation?

January 21, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Adobe Flash Player update 20.0.0.286

Amazingly, Adobe is still updating its venerable Flash Player: version 20.0.0.286 is now available from here, and promises […]

January 20, 2016 Macs, Technology

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