Computer Security

The massive Spectre/Meltdown revelations the opened 2018 shook the computing world. While the vulnerabilities are now firmly out of the main news cycle, that is about to change. Security researchers have uncovered eight new Spectre-style vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs—propelling Spectre back into the security limelight. Let’s take a look at …

Regularly scanning your system with an antivirus program is one of the easiest ways to keep your system secure. Along with an antimalware suite, your antivirus is a core feature of your system security. But what type of antivirus scan should you run? Are there differences between a Full scan, …

Security tools are a necessary evil in the face of a growing Mac malware threat. Fortunately, you can protect yourself and restore peace of mind with the right tools, like Objective-See‘s bounty of freebies. The project is the brainchild of Patrick Wardle, a security researcher who created a range of …

Have you ever tried to install a second operating system alongside Windows? Depending on what you tried to install, you might have encountered the UEFI Secure Boot feature. If Secure Boot doesn’t recognize the code you’re trying to install, it will stop you. Secure Boot is handy for preventing malicious …