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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 User Turns Tables On Thief

2008-06-08 14:07:51 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) technology to catch the alleged thieves Duplaga, an Apple Store employee, had turned on Back to My Mac on her computer. This Leopard feature allows remote access to a computer when the right network conditions are met. A few days after her computer was stolen, a friend of Duplagas spotted her in iChat, and sent her a...
 
Tags: kait duplaga, mac, duplaga, remote access, computer, access, laptop, remote, built-in piece
 
 
 
 
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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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Security vendors report 'critical' Trojan exploit for Mac

2008-06-20 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472e50 in Network World on Security
 
SecureMac and Intego are separately reporting the existence of a new security threat for Mac, claiming the existence of multiple variants of a new Trojan horse in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5
 
Tags: mac, affects mac, existence, trojan horse, multiple variants, security threat, securemac, wild, separately
 
 
 
 
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New Trojan Leverages Unpatched Mac Flaw

2008-06-24 14:11:49 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
A tool for exploiting an unpatched security hole in Mac OS X systems has been developed and until earlier today was being distributed through an online forum that caters to Mac hackers, Security Fix has learned
 
Tags: mac, mac hackers, online forum, security fix, security hole, systems, tool, caters
 
 
 
 
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Apple patches 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities

2008-07-03 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473720 in Network World on Security
 
Apple Tuesday issued its fourth security Mac OS X update of the year, patching 25 vulnerabilities, nearly half of them considered critical. The company also updated Safari for the Mac to plug a hole already fixed in the Windows version of the browser and released an update to bring the OS to version 10.5.4
 
Tags: mac, fourth security mac, windows version, version, apple tuesday, vulnerabilities, half, fixed, browser
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Santa Cruz-Fi, Boingo for Mac

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2008-07-03 11:12:58 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mac client for its aggregated service: The free GoBoingo for Mac client works with Leopard, at last. Boingo resells U.S. and worldwide service at $22 and $40 per month, respectively, for unlimited use
 
Tags: worldwide service, santa cruz opts, service, mac client, free goboingo, boingo resells, month, micro-fi, city
 
 
 
 
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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
 
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