As nifty and useful as Java tends to be, its security nightmares remain. And you should probably download and install the most recent version possible. Per The Mac Observer, Apple blocked the Java 6 and Java 7 plug-ins for the third time this year over Mac users on Thursday over more potential security threats. Mac […]
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After five months, it might be time to fix this sucker… Per mitre.org and Ars Technica, a unaddressed bug in Apple’s Mac OS X discovered five months ago allows hackers to bypass the usual authentication measures by tweaking specific clock and user timestamp settings, granting near unlimited access to a computer’s files. While the security […]
The good news is that it’s getting a bit harder to sneak malware into the App Store. The bad news is that it can still be done and Apple might need to invest in more security/screening features. Per 9to5Mac and Ars Technica, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology managed to get a malicious app […]
When in doubt, there’s always the public beta to make things a bit better. On Thursday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.8.800.115 for Mac OS X, an 18 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version adds the following fixes and changes: – Includes new features as well as enhancements and bug fixes related to security, stability, […]
It’s not the happiest topic, but they’re meeting to discuss it. On Thursday, President Obama met with Tim Cook and other tech executives from companies like Google and AT&T to discuss government surveillance according to Politico. Civil liberties leaders were also at the closed-door meeting. The White House declined to comment about the details of […]