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Yosemite Spotlight, spam email, tracking pixels, and what you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Top 5 simple security tips: How to increase data protection and privacy!
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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How we handle security at iMore: Our apps and approaches to keeping our data safe!
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Bizarre Australian iPhone, iPad hijack serves as yet another reminder to use unique passwords
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Security Researcher Raises Concerns over Apple's Two-Step Authentication
By Nick Arnott last updated
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UK Border Police can take your phone, and everything inside it
By Richard Devine last updated
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UEFI attack and the Mac: What you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
For owners of mid-2014 or earlier Macs, a new attack against a vulnerability in the UEFI boot script table is worth knowing about but won't affect most customers.
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'WannaCry' ransomware attack: What you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
Can WannaCry infect Mac users? What about other ransomware? And if this leaked from a government agency, what about that iOS backdoor they wanted...?!
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Apple entering era of security fear-mongering... from security vendors
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Apple comments on 'Wirelurker' malware, infected apps already blocked
By Nick Arnott last updated
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How To: Recover Your MobileMe Password and Update it Often for Added Security
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Evernote forces password resets after discovering suspicious hacking activity
By Rene Ritchie last updated
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Second iOS Lock screen bypass discovered, doesn't really expose filesystem
By Nick Arnott last updated
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Apple comments on XARA exploits, and what you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
XARA—an acronym for unauthorized cross-app resource access on Mac OS X and iOS—describe a series of exploits that you need to know about. Update: Apple has provided iMore with a comment.
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XARA, deconstructed: An in-depth look at OS X and iOS cross-app resource attacks
By Nick Arnott last updated
Does the Indiana University XARA whitepaper make your head hurt? Here's an in-depth look at what "cross-app resource attacks" actually mean for your iOS and OS X systems.
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