With dubious reports of a nascent malware menace threatening Mac OS X's current status as (for all intents and purposes) a virus-free platform, many readers have inquired about the need for ...

Apple has enhanced the warnings Snow Leopard users get when directly downloading or opening disk images containing files known to be malicious. This article, the fifth in a series looking closer at ...

Antivirus firm Intego today noted the discovery of new malware known as "MACDefender" targeting Mac OS X users via Safari. According to the report, the malware appears to be being deployed via ...

'For real' or 'get real'? The debate over Apple-related security rages on. But, says Seb Janacek, let's not be blinded by extremists on either side of the debate. The good news for Apple fans is that ...

video Do Mac OS X users really need antivirus and if so, why? ZDNet.com.au recently posed the question to security professionals at the AusCERT 2009 IT security conference on the Gold Coast. Many Mac ...

It's not true that Macs don't get malware, but it is true they don't get viruses — at least not in the wild. In the lab is another matter. For perhaps only the second time, a security researcher has ...

The Washington Post, the BBC, Cnet, and other outlets are pointing out that Apple is, for the first time ever, “quietly” recommending anti-virus software for Mac OS X. A little research shows that ...

The announcement of the release of a Mac OS X trojan/virus/worm yesterday has drawn a lot of attention, confusion and significant misinterpretation. While much of the attention was aimed at the "virus ...

After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted its own recommendation for similar security with its own operating system. The ...

Apple says it has a fix in the works for the Mac Defender fake antivirus app that has plagued a surprising number of Mac users in recent weeks. The company recently posted a Mac Defender support page ...

In the next few days, Apple plans to release a patch to its Mac OS X to kill the “Mac Defender” virus that has been tricking Apple users into giving away their credit card information. News of the ...

From MacCentral:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Symantec Corp. is announcing, and taking preorders, for new versions of Norton ...