RansomWhere? – Free Detection Tool for OS X
Ransomware has gotten a lot of attention in the news recently with businesses and hospitals paying thousands of dollars in Bitcoins to recover their systems. While OS X has generally … Continue Reading…
Category: Software
OS X Malware Alert – Transmission BT Client
On March 4, cybersecurity firm, Palo Alto Networks discovered that the OS X installer for version 2.90 of the BitTorrent client Transmission was infected with ransomware, just a few hours … Continue Reading…
Coming Attractions from Apple Tech Talk
We’re keeping busy in the Apple Tech Talk Testing Lab. Here are some coming attractions of interesting reviews lined up in the weeks ahead. Network Attached Storage We’ve already looked … Continue Reading…
Synology DS216 NAS – Part 2
In Part 1 of our review of the Synology DS216 NAS we provided an overview of the hardware and software as well as our set-up process. If you missed it, … Continue Reading…
Week in Review – January 22, 2016
It’s been a busy week for the clan from Cupertino so here’s a brief summary of the major releases. OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 On Tuesday, Apple released OS X … Continue Reading…
Virustotal.com now Detects OS X Malware
It has often been said that “Macs don’t get viruses.” In fact, we know many Mac users that have not had anti-virus protection on their computers in over ten years … Continue Reading…
OS X 10.11.1 Released
On Wednesday, Apple released OS X 10.11.1, the first maintenance release to El Capitan. According to Apple, this release contains the following improvements. Improves installer reliability when upgrading to OS … Continue Reading…
FitBit Flex – It’s Hardware, It’s Software, It’s Perfect
The hardest part of reviewing the FitBit Flex was trying to decide if this was a hardware review or a software review. Having used one for six months, we’re still … Continue Reading…