Cybersecurity experts agree that one of the easiest things a person can do to stay safe online is to invest in a reliable virtual private network (VPN) client. It won't protect you from all hackers, viruses, or data breaches, but it will significantly increase your level of anonymity and privacy as you browse the internet. The VPN marketplace has exploded in recent years, with hundreds of different service providers all claiming to offer the fastest and most secure product.

It may be hard to tell a pseudo Mac optimization tool from a genuine one these days. Light-fingered vendors have gotten good enough at software design to evoke customer trust while providing dummy services. This is the case with the TuneupMyMac app to an extent. It infiltrates Macs without asking for authorization and then inflates the system with fake error reports.

The Internet is first and foremost an inexhaustible source of data, everything else coming next on the list of benefits. No wonder the niche of web search enhancement tools is a prolific one. Many of these applications actually make it easier to find information, but others wreak havoc with user experience while pretending to be useful. The Search Pulse app for Mac is in the latter category.

There are Mac apps that deliver unconditional value for the customer without any hidden caveats, and there are ones that only pretend to be useful in one way or another. The good news is, the former prevail over the latter. The bad news, though, is that when faced with the dubious kind of software, such as 1 Click PDF, the user is in trouble because of the irritating effects ensuing from the attack and considerable risks to their privacy.

You may think that there are a lot of VPN services and that their number is constantly increasing. In fact, it is not so, it is the need to access particular websites has increased because of new restrictions imposed by various governments. At the same time, to use the services like Pandora, Spotify, Hulu, always required a VPN. But using VPNs to visit websites is only the tip of the iceberg.

Frauds are nothing new on the Apple arena. No wonder – fooling humans is easier than manipulating the thoroughly secured operating system. These campaigns can be much trickier than simply hoodwinking the recipients into clicking something sketchy. The online con artists might even spoof the email address and make it appear entirely legitimate, as is the case with the store@apple.com scam.