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- Worm inflicts Rick Astley wallpaper on jailbroken iPhones
- But... but... but... OS X is Unix! It is immune!Hmm, guess not.Now, let's list the "attacks" and then cue the double standards...1. iPhone must have the [b]worst[/b] security model out there because hackers only go after the low hanging fruit.2. I don't care [b]why[/b] no one attacks Windows Mobile, all...
- Tags: Smart phones, NonZealot, Apple iPhone, security
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- Remote exploit released for Windows Vista SMB2 worm hole
- Time for an out-of-cycle patch Microsoft. nt.This exploit doesn't countIf the exploit was created by security researchers, it doesn't count.Cue the double standards...It's called "Proof of concept".Originally classified as "Denial of Service", it is now proved to be wormable in every version of Windows currently on the market.But feel free...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, NonZealot, TODAY XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- Snow Leopard's malware protection only scans for two trojans
- Much hyped by whom?Here's a quote from the first link you provided emphasis mine: "Apple has [b]quietly[/b] added a new Snow Leopard feature to scan software downloads for malware..."ZDNet Apple post have degenerated into a complete jokeMisinformation, untruths, fear and now pretend disappointment.Quite frankly it's embarrassing.RE: Snow Leopard's malware...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, malware protection, trojan horse, Snow Leopard, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-08-28
- Apple confirms malware protection in Snow Leopard
- They say Americans don't understand ironyNo irony there, Jason. Any degree of immunity that OS X has to malware is exactly because of such measures.I am gonna love.....to see the people make excuses for the reason for this. You can't say one thing and then do another in the...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Pwn2Own, virus, malware, trojan horse, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes
- Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holesWhat this article doesn't mention...How many of these 31 "security holes" are mitigated by configuring your server the way Microsoft recommends? Beyond trust released a good report based on last year?s stats on Microsoft Vulnerabilities and what percent of vulnerabilities are mitigated...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Patches, security, Print Spooler
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Microsoft patches 31 Windows, IE, Office security holes
- Microsoft's batch of patches this month is a big one: 10 bulletins covering a total of 31 documented vulnerabilities affecting the Windows OS, the Internet Explorer browser and the Microsoft Office productivity suite (Word, Works and Excel). Five of the 10 bulletins are rated "critical," Microsoft's highest...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows Server, Window, Vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows, Security, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flaws
- Apple eliminates CanSecWest Pwn2Own flawsFault EliminationI did see the SVG fix in your article on 10.5.7's release and your relaying of Apple's attribution of discovery to "Nils." Regarding the IE8 issue, this is difficult to research because the signal to noise ratio is real low, but it looks as though...
- Tags: SECURITY, Patches, OSX, IE8, Apple Inc., vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?
- Is Apple going to get some security help from OLPC?Security is not a function of popularity.Have a seat and listen to yet another stupid analogy.A shipping company has a problem with their boats sinking. It has 300 ships. A smaller shipping company has only 3 ships and none...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., One Laptop Per Child project, shipping company, security, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- PC 'security as a service' gains global cloud footprint with free Panda anti-virus offering
- PC 'security as a service' gains global cloud footprint with free Panda anti-virus offeringWhy then 2 years running has OS X fallen in pwn2ownTwo years in a row OS X fell first and fell quickly. In the first contest, Windows fell due to 3rd party apps not to an...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, cloud footprint, global cloud footprint, Panda Anti-virus, security, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Apple tops PC makers in customer experience survey
- Apple tops PC makers in customer experience surveyApple beat all i switched to Mac when I had a bad experience with HP and Vista. I will never go back.Hardly surprising, is it? :-)They have absolute control over both hardware and OS and most of the applications in it, Mac...
- Tags: Desktops, Marketing research, Cyberthreats, Apple Inc., PC company, PC, customer experience
- Discussion threads 2009-04-19
- Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves
- Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselvesDid this botnet pop into creation when it was discovered?[i]This is the first Mac botnet.[/i]Did this botnet pop into creation when it was discovered? No, of course not, it existed [b]before[/b] it was discovered and it was only discovered because it...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, dumbest user, Apple Inc., Mac Botnet, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16
- Quickfire Deal: Apple 13-in. MacBook for only $799
- Quickfire Deal: Apple 13-in. MacBook for only $799and you STILL OVERPAID for that MacEven at $799 - the wimpy 2gb of ram and a 120gb hard drive pale in comparison to Windows offerings at the same price. To quote another Mactard on ZDNet - "120gb hard drive? Hey...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, screen size, Quickfire Deal, laptop computer, Apple Inc., hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Microsoft ad: Lauren wanted a Mac but 'settled' for Windows
- Microsoft ad: Lauren wanted a Mac but 'settled' for Windowstco FAR less?? What a joke.Did you factor in the rape and pilla . . er the cost of an upgrade or repair from the Apple GEEEEEENIUSES when the next door neighbor kid throws his hands up in the air when...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, PC sale, TCO, UAC
- Discussion threads 2009-03-29
- Charlie Miller: Macs lacking in security
- Charlie Miller: Macs lacking in securityWhat do professional hackers know about hacking?Miller brings up the tired marketshare defense but seriously, what does a professional hacker know about hacking? [b]NOTHING!![/b] I'd much rather believe people like frgough who, in his professional expertise, tell us that marketshare isn't what keeps OS X...
- Tags: Desktops, Hacking, Apple Macintosh, Charlie Miller, security, Miller
- Discussion threads 2009-03-25
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'Small one, big one....It was still cracked. Even easier than Windows. Deal with it.You're not allowed to whine "This one's not really that big of a deal", then point out the same kinds of intrusions into Windows systems as proof that MS products...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Apple OSX user, Apple OSX, security, Apple Inc., Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, security flaw
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- Nils2Own: 'I want to see security flaws fixed'
- VANCOUVER, BC -- Charlie Miller may have dominated the headlines but the undisputed champion of this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest was a hitherto unknown hacker who asked to be identified simply as "Nils." A day after his perfect sweep of the breaking into...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Exploit, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Security, Internet, Software, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2Own
- Chrome last browser standing after day one of Pwn2OwnDoes this make you reassess your daily browser?[i]Does this make you reassess your daily browser?[/i]Nope. Its still a Google based browser, thus the bad still outweighs the good.I really like Google Chrome, including Mozilla Firefox.I love Firefox due to Glasser extension,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox-on-Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-03-20
- News to know: Pawned browsers; IE 8; Sun and IBM, Oracle
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari CanSecWest: Caution, community at play Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sam Diaz, Netbook, IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets, Security
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari
- Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, SafariUgly, just ugly!These guys walks in and out of our machines as they please. No OS and no browser is secure. A determined attacker *will* succeed.Anyone still doubts that the reason that most exploits hits Windows is market share? I'm mildly shocked that it...
- Tags: Web browsers, Hacking, Operating systems, SECURITY, takeaway, Web browser, hacker, Apple Safari, IE8, Chrome, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, Linux, Pwn2Own, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
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