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08/09/2017

MacDaddy has partnered with CUJO to offer you a smart firewall that keeps your connected home safe.
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Stay Safe Online at home MacDaddy has partnered with CUJO to offer you a smart firewall that keeps your connected home safe. From smartphones to laptops, CUJO secures all devices against hacks and web threats. Plus, CUJO lets you control what your kids access online and keep them safe. “CUJO is a fi...

05/04/2017

The sophisticated Google Docs scam asked for extensive access to users' accounts







Cara McGoogan


4 MAY 2017 • 11:00AM






Google customers have been targeted with a scam that gave hackers access to the contents of emails, contact lists and online documents of victims...

02/09/2017

Benjamin Mayo


- Feb. 9th 2017 4:31 am PT












Mac security researchers have found two separate instances of new macOS malware making the rounds this week, although the Mac exploit scene still remains far behind the sophisticated worms and trojan horses seen on Windows as no...

11/30/2016

How to disable calendar invite spam on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Did an invitation to buy products appear repeatedly in your calendar in the last few days? You can fix it.











By Glenn Fleishman
Senior Contributor, Macworld | Nov 28, 2016 12:12 PM PT









An app...

10/22/2016

Mirai-based DDoS attack highlights benefits of Apple's secure HomeKit platform
By Mikey Campbell
Friday, October 21, 2016, 10:25 pm PT (01:25 am ET)
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that on Friday severely impacted internet access for many U.S. web denizens was found to be in part...

10/07/2016

09/02/2016

09/02/2016

By Mikey Campbell
Thursday, September 01, 2016, 05:06 pm PT (08:06 pm ET)
Apple in a patch last week blocked a particularly nasty malware package called "Pegasus" from infiltrating iOS devices, and the company is now doing the same for its OS X desktop operating system.




Apple on Thursday ...

08/21/2016

by Ben Lovejoy



No MacDaddy reader is going to be at risk from malware that directs users to a scam website and asks them to download software, but Malwarebytes has discovered a previously unknown piece of Mac malware that could easily fool less technical users.

Thomas Reed, lead researcher...

08/02/2016

08/02/2016

Welcome to Apple Watch.
To take advantage of its size and location on your wrist, we’ve given Apple Watch new interactions and technologies. These Guided Tour videos will show you how to use them to do all kinds of amazing things.
Watch the “Welcome” Guided Tour

07/28/2016

Never authorize or click any link that you have not requested on your computer... even if the email is from someone posing to be a friend or family member.
I've helped a few neighbors reclaim control of their computers.
Stay safe,
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