Contrary to popular belief, Macs are not immune to trojans and viruses. In the last couple of years, there’s been a significant uptick in the number, variety and sophistication of malware targeting ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and ...

Apple’s commercials may give the impression that Macs are virus-free but the company isn’t taking any chances with the newest Mac OS X refresh. Apple has quietly added a new Snow Leopard feature to ...

Excuse us for blowing our own trumpet for a second, but About.com has given a rave review to the new Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. Mary Landesman, reviewing on behalf of About.com, says "the ...

MacBooks are popular in Israel - from government offices to schools, private companies and homes. The belief that Macs are virus-secure is not new in Israel. However, changing threat techniques proves ...

Intego is the latest publisher of Mac OS X antivirus software to document and claim protection against the largely innocuous OS.X Macarena virus -- a simple C program, not found in the wild (outside ...