Yoggie intros mini security computers for Mac desktops, laptops

Yoggie's mini "security computers" have been at the disposal of PC users for some time now, and it looks like the company has now finally decided to give Mac users a taste of the completely hardware-based security solution. That comes in the form of both Mac-friendly versions of Yoggie's Gatekeeper ExpressCard and its Gatekeeper Pico USB stick, each of which are "full-blown" Linux-based computers in the own right, and include a slew of applications that promise to both increase security and take some of the load off of your laptop or desktop. What's more, it looks like Yoggie is also giving Mac users a slight discount for their patience, as the Gatekeeper ExpressCard and Gatekeeper Pico are now available to pre-order fro $150 and $119, respectively, a 20% discount compared to their usual price, and their PC counterparts.

[Chris @ Oct 13th 2008 1:02PM]

How much power does this thing suck up then?

[Thi mam(kris120890) @ Oct 13th 2008 1:10PM]

How much power does a 520MHZ processor suck up. Remember the processor isn't at full power all the time.

[Thi mam(kris120890) @ Oct 13th 2008 1:27PM]

I never posted this comment to you it was separate all together. why Donald why?

[ethana2 @ Oct 13th 2008 1:50PM]

Another hapless victim of the engadget comment system.
Please sign here on the line that says '1273rd'.

[B.C. @ Oct 13th 2008 5:42PM]

520mhz processer?! Haha, thats faster than my PC... and only 280mhz behind my Mac. :\

[who? @ Oct 13th 2008 1:01PM]

Are these going to work with the new MacBooks that come out tomorrow? I hear they won't have any ports at all anymore...

Well, no firewire at least.

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 13th 2008 3:27PM]

No, they've been designed to only work with Firewire, didn't you read the article?

[tbone @ Oct 13th 2008 1:10PM]

well it's about time

[nicolas @ Oct 13th 2008 1:18PM]

is there anyone using antivirus on a mac? (really, im not a fanboy)

[Good_Bytes @ Oct 13th 2008 1:21PM]

I don't know, but it does exists anti-virus programs for Mac (which is also more expensive than for for PC). So I guess their is virus for mac and that their is a market for it.
http://www.symantec.com/norton/macintosh/antiviru

[kjb434 @ Oct 13th 2008 1:23PM]

I don't use any anti-virus on my PC. It's called common sense. I do a scan once a year online from AVG and have been clean for the last 4 years.

[Kelmon @ Oct 13th 2008 1:36PM]

Not personally, no. The weakest aspect of security is likely me rather than software running on my Mac.

[blizz419 @ Oct 13th 2008 1:47PM]

you trust AVG? i wouldn't

[ethana2 @ Oct 13th 2008 1:47PM]

Two things to note:
1. unix antiviruses are for mail servers that handle stuff that windows users might be exposed to.
2. I'm still amused by windows users that try to sound all virtuous when they say why they don't get viruses. Oh, /I/ don't go to sites like /that/. I'm /smart/. While I won't go into whether using windows and being smart are mutually exclusive in many instances, I would like to point out that, theoretically, I could visit all the nastiest and most questionable sites and I wouldn't have to give a **** what kind of stuff they're trying to pull; any mac user could do the same.

The sad thing is that Microsoft has said that windows 7 is going to be less secure than windows vista, as per user feedback. I still say they should have thrown compatibility to the wind, but then, when that's all you have going for you I guess you can't be so quick to do that kind of thing, can you?

[Eric @ Oct 13th 2008 3:45PM]

Yes, there are people running Norton or some other AV software on Macs. I run it inside VMWare on XP Pro. It's free for a year if you buy VMWare 2.

[Tim @ Oct 13th 2008 1:36PM]

My experience with 2 Gatekeeper Pros was so bad I couldn't recommend anything this company puts out...

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 13th 2008 1:37PM]

I'm standing here with the Keymaster.

Maybe we should get these two together?

[Randy @ Oct 13th 2008 2:12PM]

Actually, I think that would very bad.

[Dan @ Oct 13th 2008 10:22PM]

ARE YOU THE KEYMASTER?

[Cybergypsy @ Oct 13th 2008 1:40PM]

My mac dosent need any more security thank you!

[ethana2 @ Oct 13th 2008 1:48PM]

Amen!

[toxicpiano @ Oct 13th 2008 1:54PM]

For some reason I'm always scared of getting a keylogger, maybe I should calm down.

[Shunnabunich @ Oct 13th 2008 3:31PM]

Ah, I was too late to say "in before some Mac user says we don't need any more security". Listen, a little extra never hurt. No platform is perfect.

[solarbuddy @ Oct 13th 2008 5:38PM]

No, your Mac *doesn't* need any security! And don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise. Sincerely, --K67 group, Yugo-Zapadnaya branch (and all your base actually *do* belong to us)

[allanak @ Oct 13th 2008 1:55PM]

So I click the link and see:
Unable to connect to database server
...
The MySQL error was: Too many connections.
....
Currently, the username is root and the database server is localhost.


Are you fucking kidding me? A security-oriented company has their website connect to their SQL database as root? Really?

[matefrio @ Oct 13th 2008 2:00PM]

http://www.yoggie.com/ Scary.... If you can't keep a webpage how can you keep a security device running?

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 13th 2008 3:28PM]

Their web server is running on 25 of these Full Blown Linux machines....

[kal326 @ Oct 13th 2008 2:04PM]

Hey Boo Boo, the web servers down....