All versions of Safari, including shiny new 12, and macOS, including Mojave, appear vulnerable to exploits in old versions of Adobe Flash Player, because XProtect hasn’t been updated.
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Over the last year, I have come across many Macs which have been left with serious vulnerabilities. Here are four common ones, and how to put them right.
Most Macs have suffered from a serious security vulnerability in Bluetooth which could allow a third party to […]
Now surveys and warns of items like apps which could become impaired with over-enthusiastic stripping of xattrs, etc. Great in Dark Mode too.
A first alpha release, which appears stable and almost fully functional, but will cause havoc if used inappropriately.
Documents and data which you want to remain private can leak via macOS. Here’s a proposal for an app to do something about it. Could it help you?
An overview of some potentially sensitive information stored by macOS in unexpected places. Where to look, and what to do about it.
Some interface tweaks, and a new menubar app which puts these QuickLook cache controls within easy reach.
QuickLook keeps a cache of document thumbnails and previews which can be a security and privacy risk. Here’s why, and a new tool to help you maintain your privacy.
Fuller details have now been published about the EFAIL vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME email encryption, at the […]
