Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.5.4, Security Updates
Apple has released the latest update to Leopard, version 10.5.4, which in addition to fixing bugs and resolving problems,...
Security & Privacy
Under The Hood: The ARDAgent Vulnerability
We recently wrote about a critical threat to Mac OS X which allows malicious programs to execute code as...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Javascript Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat; Again
Adobe has released a security update for Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Professional, for all platforms, versions 8.0 through 8.1.2...
Can Snow Leopard Save Mac OS X From Malware?
Dino Dai Zovi has written an article at ZDNet discussing last week’s discovery of a critical threat to Mac...
Should You Worry about Smartphone Malware?
More and more people are using smartphones, such as Apple’s iPhone, but also the Blackberry, Palm Treo and other...
New Mac OS X Trojan Horse PokerStealer
Intego today released a security memo about a new Mac OS X Trojan horse, OSX.Trojan.PokerStealer. The Trojan horse, when...
Apple Remote Desktop vulnerability allows malicious programs to execute code as root
A vulnerability has been discovered that allows malicious programs to execute code as root when run locally, or via...
Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
OpenOffice.org Releases Security Fix
Users of the alternative (read: free) office suite, OpenOffice.org, should download the latest version of the suite, 2.4.1. This...
Safari Carpet Bombing Code Now Public
As Macworld reports, a hacker has made public code that can exploit the Safari carpet bombing problem which we...
Apple Releases QuickTime 7.5 with Security Fixes
Amidst the hoopla of the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), and Steve Jobs’ keynote address announcing the second version of...