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PCVARK malware strain surfaces for the Mac, opens door for additional malware to be installed

A new strain of Mac malware has gone into the wild and is worth being a bit wary around. The strain, discovered by Malwarebytes, is know as “PCVARK” and is labeled as “Advanced Mac Cleaner” online. Once activated, the installer places a trojan called “Mac File Opener”, which behaves in the following way according to […]

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Parallels Desktop 12 announced, will be released August 23rd

The perpetually useful Parallels Desktop has just hit version 12. The new version arrives with support for macOS Sierra alongside a new standalone app called Parallels Toolbox, which allows users to perform some simple tasks that aren’t necessarily tied to virtualization. New features include a Windows 10 “always on” function wherein Windows 10 continues to […]

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Apple to launch Bug Bounty program, will pay up to $200,000 to hackers, cryptographers and researchers depending on bugs found

Ok, this is pretty neat. Yesterday at the Black Hat conference, an annual event designed for the global InfoSec community, Apple’s head of security engineering Ivan Krstic announced the launch of a bug bounty program that will see Apple paying money to individuals who discover major bugs and security flaws in the company’s software. Many […]

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Apple announces $42.4 billion in revenue, $7.8 billion profit for Q3 2016

You know, in most businesses, a quarterly profit of $7.8 billion would be considered a good thing. In Apple’s frame of mind, this isn’t that stellar. In today’s Q3 2016 conference call, representatives from Apple cited revenues of $42.4 billion, a profit of $7.8 billion with a margin of 38 percent. Apple CEO Tim Cook […]

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Apple releases Public Beta 2 for iOS 10, macOS 10.12 Sierra

If you’re hankering for the new beta of iOS 10 and macOS 10.12 Sierra, you’re in luck. Members of Apple’s Beta Software Program can now install the iOS 10 public beta 2 over-the-air from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch by going to Settings > General > Software Update. On desktop, you can download and […]