Apple introduces battery health management feature for macOS
Apple introduces the new battery health management feature in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. The feature is designed to extend the life of the battery of a MacBook.
Battery health management is a new feature designed to extend battery life. When enabled, Apple will reduce the maximum battery charge cap... Read more
Microsoft publishes preview of browser Edge for macOS
Microsoft has published a first preview of its browser Edge for macOS. The new browser is slightly different from that for Windows 10, to match conventions on Apple's operating system.
Edge was only suitable for Windows 10 at its launch. This meant that on platforms like Windows 7 and macOS, web de... Read more
Microsoft brings security program Defender ATP to macOS
Microsoft has made its Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) available for macOS systems. The security program changes its name immediately and is now called Microsoft Defender ATP.
It is now possible for companies to access an early preview of Defender ATP for Mac. The preview is availa... Read more
USB cable can hack Windows, macOS and Linux systems
A security researcher demonstrated how he can take control of a system with a normal-looking USB cable without the antivirus software noticing anything.
It's no longer a secret that it's a bad idea to just insert an unknown USB stick into your PC. Security researcher Mike Grover now shows in a conv... Read more
Hackers think of a way to place Windows malware on macOS
Malware developers are looking for new ways to infect Mac users with .exe files. They normally only work on Windows devices, but according to Trend Micro security researchers, hackers are trying to find ways to change that.
Trend Micro researchers looked at an app on a torrent site that would instal... Read more
Apple launches urgent iOS update for FaceTime eavesdropping bug
Last week, a dangerous iOS bug came to light in Group FaceTime. It suffices to add yourself to a call before the recipient has answered it. The app then thinks it's an active group call and starts sending audio from the receiver.
Last week, one of the worst iOS problems ever came to light. A bug in ... Read more
New macOS malware uses cookies to steal cryptic currency
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 security researchers have discovered a new type of malware designed to steal cryptographic currency. CookieMiner focuses specifically on MacBooks and the cookies associated with their login details for crypto fairs such as Binance, Bitstamp, Bittrex and Coinbase.
The new m... Read more
Microsoft confirms Chromium version of Edge for Windows and macOS
Microsoft confirms the rumors that it is working on a Chromium-based browser. Edge as we know it is dead and will be replaced by a new version running on the same engine as Google Chrome.
"Today we announce that we plan to use the Chromium source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the d... Read more
Dropbox researchers accidentally found 3 zero days in Apple software
The Dropbox red team accidentally discovered a zero day in Apple software. While one of the company's teams was investigating how its software responds to cyber-attacks, it discovered a number of zero-day vulnerabilities.
The Offensive Security red team - a group of specialists tasked with attackin... Read more
New T2 security chip MacBooks needs to make microphone espionage extremely complicated
Apple's new MacBooks include a feature that will make it much more difficult for hackers to spy on or listen to users using the device's microphone. Apple added the new T2 security chip. It helps secure encryption keys, storage, fingerprint data and secure boot features.
Until today was little known... Read more