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Macs and malware - a Smashing Security splinter

2017/2/21
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Do you run an anti-virus on your Mac?  Should you?

In this special "splinter" episode (or should it be a "shard"?) regular hosts Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer discuss the malware threat for Apple Macs and MacBooks.

SHOW NOTES:

  • 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback trojan, 274 in Cupertino)
  • Flashback to the biggest Mac malware attack of all time - Is it still a threat?)
  • Hackers target Iranian activists’ Mac devices with revamped malware)
  • Microsoft Office macro malware targets Macs)
  • 12 security suites for Mac OS X put to the test)

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Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

Special Guest: Vanja Švajcer.

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