Apple's Mac lineup is praised globally for its quality and performance. The laptops are increasingly efficient with Apple's own silicon. You can even improve your MacBook's battery life by changing a ...

XProtect is Apple's Mac virus detection system which keeps your Mac safe. Here's how the protective macOS feature works. Viruses and other malware are a constant threat to computers, which web surfers ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Computer viruses can invade your system without you noticing, disrupting its operation and even stealing your data. To protect your device, it's important to know how to recognize signs of infection, ...

Remember those old I'm a Mac, I'm a PC ads? In one, the Mac looks on, concerned, while the PC keeps sneezing from a virus it's caught, eventually crashing backward onto the ground. For a while, Macs ...

Apple's commitment to users' privacy is commendable and is a factor that influences the purchase decision of many people around the world. Despite not boasting a flashy antivirus software on the ...

We trust Macs to be reliable, secure and mostly resistant to viruses. Apple's software reputation has long been built around the idea that macOS is harder to compromise than Windows. And while there ...