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- Mac OS X vulnerable to 6-month old Java flaw
- Attention Mac OS X users:Â Turn Java off immediately or you could be at high risk of malicious code execution attacks. Tired of waiting for a patch from Apple for a Java flaw that was fixed upstream six months ago, Mac developer Landon Fuller (of Month of...
- Tags: Malicious Code, Apple Macintosh, Java Applet, Flaw, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Applet, Landon Fuller, CVE-2008-5353, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Java, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Taking down spammers: Successful spam fighting via legalization, regulation and economics
- Guest post: Gadi Evron is Security Architect for Afilias global registry services and recognized globally for his work and leadership in Internet security operations. He is the founder of the Zero-Day Emergency Response Team ZERT, organizes and chairs worldwide conferences, working groups and task forces. He is considered an...
- Tags: Spammer, Regulation, Client, Nothing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
- DNS-changing Trojan opens Mac OS X floodgates
- Guest Editorial by Gadi Evron "The Mac is going main-stream" is just one of the catch-phrases that we've seen in the past two weeks when reading about the Trojan horse infecting Apple Mac OS X users. This attack has created a lot of controversy...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Trojan Horse, Apple Inc., User, Attack, DNS-changing Trojan, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Mac users waiting months for 'critical' Java runtime update
- Ten months ago (October 2006), a member of Google's security team discovered and reported two code execution vulnerabilities in Sun's Java ICC image profile parsing code.Seven months later (May 2007), Sun issued an update (JDK 1.5.0_11-b03) that was available for Window, Solaris, and Linux.One big problem. It's August 2007...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, JDK, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- An OS X zero-day group may clarify security debate
- Maybe Apple doesnt have dominant market share in the PC market. Maybe Apple is basically a consumer electronics company these days. But there is one sign of Apples influence in the PC industry--the company is increasingly becoming a security target. Ryan Naraine reports that...
- Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, Security, Apple, Apple Computer Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-02-02
- News to know: OS X equivalent of ZERT; Microsoft ODF converter; Zune phone
- Notable headlines:Mac Developer mulling OS X equivalent of ZERT.Disagreement over impact of Vista’s analog hole.Microsoft to release ODF document converter. 802.3af Power Over Ethernet on the cheap.Product focus:Toshiba joins Vista system parade with four new notebooks.Gallery: Toshiba’s first retail-targeted 4.1-pound ultra-portable runs Vista.Photos of Toshibas Vista-loaded lineup.Toshibas Portege R400 supports...
- Tags: General, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-02
- Mac Developer mulling OS X equivalent of ZERT
- Mac Developer mulling OS X equivalent of ZERTHeroes and anti-heroesThe two seemed like Satan and God, but together MOAB and MOAB-fixes have improved security awareness on the Mac. I hope Apple leverages their initiatives to make the Mac the most secure system ever.Hopefully...Microsoft doesn't try to patent zero day...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OSX, Apple Mac OS X, programmer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-01
- Mac Developer mulling OS X equivalent of ZERT
- Now that the Month of Apple Bugs project is done, Landon Fuller just wants some rest. Then, if his buddies are up to it, the brain behind the month of Apple fixes counter-project wants to expand the initiative to provide "zero-day patches" for critical issues affecting Mac OS X...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Apple, Vulnerability research, Exploit code, Apple Macintosh, Moab
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- Windows XP SP3 delayed to 2008
- Windows XP SP3 delayed to 2008Delay won't help!I'm still running the same OS's that my PC's over the years were installed with. I have a Pentium 2 with win98 SE, a P3 with Win2000 Pro and a couple of P4's with Win XP Pro. I do not upgrade OS's -...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, pendulum, MSFT, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, constant repetition, Microsoft Windows XP, repetition
- Discussion threads 2006-10-19
- Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws
- Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flawsYou are correct, it does look familiarMaybe these headlines look familiar because we have seen it many times beforeHere...http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6121372.htmlAnd here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304146And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063And......So yea, it does look familiarResponse to BeGoneFoolYes we have seen the headline thousands of time before.On the otherhand, we also see...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Windows POS, Microsoft Corp., critical Windows Office flaw, Windows Office flaw, Microsoft Windows, Windows Office, flaw
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
- For Vista, WGA gets tougher
- For Vista, WGA gets tougherJust remember, EdYou are not the customer. Dell is the customer; you are the product.Upgrade to Vista? NFW!!!So in Vista, WGA will return with sharper teeth. Well, that's just bloody awesome news ... NOT!!!Unless and until M$ resolves the boondoggle that WGA has...
- Tags: License Compliance, prejudice, Dell Computer Corp., irony, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, software, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- Second third-party fix out for Windows bug
- Second third-party fix out for Windows bugWow, aren't you glad we have the village idiots at MS working on this!!They have all the source code, the best programmers on the planet, we know they will always be the first out with a patch, and all patches will be right the...
- Tags: Patches, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Now Microsoft, banker, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., ZERT Patch, patch management, software
- Discussion threads 2006-10-01
- Security pros patch older Windows versions
- Security pros patch older Windows versionsin a sense we dont need opensourceif others can patch closed source windoze without even any help from Mother$hip!!unfortulately the os is still crap...that cant be helped!!Alternate ObsolesenceMaybe the OS should be supported for security issues until the usage drops below 10% or other number...
- Tags: Patches, Operating systems, NOW HERE, MICROSOFT JUST, Microsoft Windows, patch management, Microsoft Corp., older Windows version, security
- Discussion threads 2006-09-30
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