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The Microsoft Tax Man Cometh, This Time With Even More Worms
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 / Security / 1 Comment
The Microsoft/Apple debate has not only been beaten to death, but probably trampled into the depths of hell, the heights of heaven and all the stars in between by now. Let’s face it; there are those that see no value in paying the “Apple Tax,” which is just another way to say they tend to be initially more expensive, and they’re willing to stand by that opinion I think partly to help justify the relatively small savings they perceive Windows machines represent (and it’s a whole ‘nother article to talk about how Macs aren’t really more expensive at all, even when just factoring in trade-in value, a subject that we know quite a bit about. In fact, we recently stopped using the PC trade-in service we were trying from a third-party, I think mostly because PC owners were just plain discouraged when they heard what their PC’s were worth).
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Think Security, but Don’t Panic
Monday, November 19, 2007 / Security / 0 Comments
Occasional shrieks of panic were heard from the Mac community last week as word of an active Mac Trojan virus circulated the blogs and news sites. Although this was not the first Mac OS X Trojan, it was found actively infecting computers and stealing people’s information. Up to this point most of the reported Mac vulnerabilities came from “proof of concept” programs. A proof of concept Trojan, or virus, are tools of security experts who want to illustrate how a malicious person could cause problems if not fixed. The release of non-damaging (fake) viruses and Trojans will often cause the software maker to patch the problem before a criminal takes advantage of this flaw. This Trojan, dubbed “OSX.RSPlug.A,” was not created by security experts. It is intended to mislead you into giving bad guys your valuable account information.
One Step To Safer Computing
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 / Security / 0 Comments
As Mac users, we are greatly protected from some of the perils of the online world. To date, OS X has not suffered from any major Trojan, worm, Spyware, or virus. Vulnerabilities in OS X have been only theoretical exploits that are quickly patched, or are infections that relied on gross user error. I, as do many experts, discourage Mac owners from using an anti-virus program because they are unneeded. We all need to remember that change is the only constant, but by just adjusting one setting, you can make your Mac nearly impervious to any future online attack.
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