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MPP controls spam for Mac e-mail servers

2008-05-14 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b41870 in Network World on Security
 
Message Partners has announced the release of MPP for Mac OS X e-mail and collaboration servers. MPP is an antispam system designed for small and medium-sized businesses and service providers
 
Tags: mpp, collaboration servers, service providers, e-mail, antispam system, message partners, mac, businesses, release
 
 
 
 
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Do Mac Users Need Antivirus?

2008-03-19 01:26:07 by rmogull in securosis.com
 
...Mac user needs it yet. AV comes at a performance cost that isnt justified by the risks it addresses. It isnt that Macs are more secure than Windows- its that they arent as big a target yet, and Im not convinced that desktop antivirus will help much once Mac malware really starts proliferating If you are a lone Mac in a Windows environment you...
 
Tags: mac, lone mac, mac malware, antivirus, average mac user, windows, windows-, market share rises, leopard security features
 
 
 
 
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Mac OS X Security - Reality Check #2

2008-03-27 21:43:20 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
 
...machine doesn't get hacked, it does not mean it isn't breakable. If it does get hacked, it just shows us what we already know - any machine can be broken under the right circumstances So, don't read too much into the PWN 2 OWN results. I don't Okay, having said that, given how obnoxious and misleading I find those Mac OS X ads and how...
 
Tags: mac, charlie miller appears, machine, malicious code, web site, dollars publicly, pwn, browse, ads
 
 
 
 
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Keeping your Mac locked down: a Mac OS X security primer

2008-04-18 02:30:01 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Mac users need to think about security, tooApple's approach to security can be a little bewildering at times. It's a well-trumpeted aspect of the OS, marketed in detail on the website. Mac OS X has integrated smartcard support and Apple has certified the OS under the Common Criteria guidelines; a section of Apple's developer site is devoted to th
 
Tags: mac, security, mac users, common criteria guidelines, apple, developer site, smartcard support, website, aspect
 
 
 
 
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Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for Mac debuts

2008-03-11 10:24:08 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Symantec has released Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection for Mac, intended for users of Intel-based Macs who have both Mac OS X and Windows running on their computers
 
Tags: mac, symantec, windows, users, macs, computers
 
 
 
 
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Mac users warned of bad year for security

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b1c7dc in Network World on Security
 
The Mac is no longer immune to Windows-like software exploits, and its users should prepare for a rougher year, a report from security vendor Sophos has said Register for a WAN Acceleration Technology Primer Advertisement This paper explores the differences between commonly used WAN acceleration technologies
 
Tags: wan acceleration technologies, windows-like software exploits, security vendor sophos, paper explores, users, mac, advertisement, differences, register
 
 
 
 
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One year after Mac hack contest, Linux & Vista may be tested

2008-02-05 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
...Macintosh hacking contest, the promoters of the CanSecWest security research conference are thinking about giving hackers another shot at cracking the Mac. Only this time, they're looking to broaden the field Fundamental Principles of Network Security Advertisement Protect the organization. Learn the 'Need To Know' aspects of network...
 
Tags: network security, security research conference, controversial macintosh, mac, fundamental principles, free paper, advertisement, time, protect
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft fixes mass-delete bug in Mac Office e-mailer

2008-02-14 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The Office 2004 for Mac update released by Microsoft on Tuesday patched a long-standing bug that erases messages, contacts and other information from Entourage 2004 accounts on Exchange mail servers
 
Tags: exchange mail servers, erases messages, bug, microsoft, office, mac, contacts, information, tuesday
 
 
 
 
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Vendors mull security software for Mac OS X

2008-03-04 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Several security vendors are considering developing virus protection software for Mac OS X, and one company already has a prototype on standby
 
Tags: virus protection software, mac, security vendors, standby, prototype, company
 
 
 
 
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CEBIT - Mac attack: Vendors mull security software for OS X