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    Does your Mac need antivirus software?

    It’s an age-old question among Apple fans: Does your Mac need antivirus software? Traditionally, the popular answer has been no — Macs have strong built-in protections, the argument goes, and antivirus apps can potentially slow down your computer. In the end, the trade-off didn’t seem to be worth it. But is that still true today? After all, Macs are increasingly becoming a target of cybercriminals, with some Mac malware strains supposedly even being created by nation-states. In that kind of situation, has the game changed? To find out, we approached a raft of experts, from antivirus pros to security bloggers,…

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    Mullvad VPN’s Critical Firewall Flaw in Apple’s MacOS Sonoma

    Mullvad says the macOS Sonoma firewall bug is a ‘critical flaw’ that ’causes the firewall to not filter traffic correctly’ and can affect more than just its own VPN app. A “critical flaw” in macOS Sonoma’s firewall system can break Mullvad VPN and potentially other software dependent on packet filtering, according to the VPN provider. On Wednesday, Mullvad warned users about the problem, which has been popping up in the early versions of macOS Sonoma ahead of its full release on Sept. 26. “The macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidate contain a bug that causes the firewall to not…