what changes should be made to  Mac OS X configuration with respect to security.  “The only significant change which one have to made is that the different password for my Keychain than for my user account.” That’s a change also make on all of  systems. The Keychain allows you to ...

Macintosh platform is now becoming the target of the same sort of organized crime that affects Windows users, these attacks are still very limited in scope and in impact. Nonetheless, we ...

Microsoft Corp. has announced that it will start beta testing the next service pack update for Windows Vista in coming weeks. The update release will be SP2 for Vista, the operating system which has started fairing well. Familiar sources cited that testers have received invitations to beta test Windows Vista Service ...

If you’ve ever browsed through your system, you may have come across something called FileVault. FileVault is exactly as it sounds, a vault for storing all of your files. The FileVault (open as you did with the Firewall) uses the latest government security standard called AES-128 encryption and helps safeguard ...

The Keychain is the most dangerous moment of brilliance  ever seen. On one side, it knows your passwords to everything and lets you get away with being human while still being secure. On the other, it lets you get away with being human while being insecure. If you walk away, ...

Mac OS X provides many built in security features that, when fully utilised, can greatly reduce the risk of a security incident. OS X is one of the most secure default installations when compared to other operating system. The install follows the accepted best practice of disabling all network services ...

If you receive error messages after you have changed your settings in eudora , try the following options: Restart the computer. For OS X, repair the permissions to the drive ...

Once Mac OS X is installed, three quick steps will enhance your machine’s security: Create an additional, non-administrative account and use that for all of your day-to-day work. Using a non-administrative account will make it harder to damage your system because you won’t have the privileges ...