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Yosemite Spotlight, spam email, tracking pixels, and what you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated

Top 5 simple security tips: How to increase data protection and privacy!
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How we handle security at iMore: Our apps and approaches to keeping our data safe!
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Bizarre Australian iPhone, iPad hijack serves as yet another reminder to use unique passwords
By Rene Ritchie last updated

Security Researcher Raises Concerns over Apple's Two-Step Authentication
By Nick Arnott last updated

UK Border Police can take your phone, and everything inside it
By Richard Devine last updated

UEFI attack and the Mac: What you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
For owners of mid-2014 or earlier Macs, a new attack against a vulnerability in the UEFI boot script table is worth knowing about but won't affect most customers.

'WannaCry' ransomware attack: What you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
Can WannaCry infect Mac users? What about other ransomware? And if this leaked from a government agency, what about that iOS backdoor they wanted...?!

Apple entering era of security fear-mongering... from security vendors
By Rene Ritchie last updated

Apple comments on 'Wirelurker' malware, infected apps already blocked
By Nick Arnott last updated

How To: Recover Your MobileMe Password and Update it Often for Added Security
By Rene Ritchie last updated

Evernote forces password resets after discovering suspicious hacking activity
By Rene Ritchie last updated

Second iOS Lock screen bypass discovered, doesn't really expose filesystem
By Nick Arnott last updated

XARA, deconstructed: An in-depth look at OS X and iOS cross-app resource attacks
By Nick Arnott last updated
Does the Indiana University XARA whitepaper make your head hurt? Here's an in-depth look at what "cross-app resource attacks" actually mean for your iOS and OS X systems.

Apple comments on XARA exploits, and what you need to know
By Rene Ritchie last updated
XARA—an acronym for unauthorized cross-app resource access on Mac OS X and iOS—describe a series of exploits that you need to know about. Update: Apple has provided iMore with a comment.
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