With dubious reports of a nascent malware menace threatening Mac OS X's current status as (for all intents and purposes) a virus-free platform, many readers have inquired about the need for ...

Antivirus firm Intego today noted the discovery of new malware known as "MACDefender" targeting Mac OS X users via Safari. According to the report, the malware appears to be being deployed via ...

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 ...

video Do Mac OS X users really need antivirus and if so, why? ZDNet.com.au recently posed the question to security professionals at the AusCERT 2009 IT security conference on the Gold Coast. Many Mac ...

The Washington Post, the BBC, Cnet, and other outlets are pointing out that Apple is, for the first time ever, “quietly” recommending anti-virus software for Mac OS X. A little research shows that ...

It's not true that Macs don't get malware, but it is true they don't get viruses — at least not in the wild. In the lab is another matter. For perhaps only the second time, a security researcher has ...

The announcement of the release of a Mac OS X trojan/virus/worm yesterday has drawn a lot of attention, confusion and significant misinterpretation. While much of the attention was aimed at the "virus ...

After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted its own recommendation for similar security with its own operating system. The ...

commentary Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application. On Tuesday, Symantec admitted that all versions of Norton Anti-Virus ...

From MacCentral:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Symantec Corp. is announcing, and taking preorders, for new versions of Norton ...

Apple says it has a fix in the works for the Mac Defender fake antivirus app that has plagued a surprising number of Mac users in recent weeks. The company recently posted a Mac Defender support page ...

Apple’s Mac OS was included in the SANS Institute list of top 20 security vulnerabilities for 2005 because of its susceptibility to viruses, reports an Associated Press article on Boston.com. The ...