While there may not be that many viruses out there for the Mac, there are still Trojan horse apps to make life a little bit harder. Here’s another. Per AppleInsider, a new Trojan horse hidden in a Mac OS X application can steal sensitive user data and take control of the computer’s GPU to generate […]
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Sometimes you get the feeling that that the security war never really ends. Per Macworld, F-Secure has reported on a new, scarier-than-usual Mac Trojan horse masquerading as a Flash installer. The downside is that if you do fall victim to the Trojan, it disables your Mac’s automatic malware definition updates. F-Secure, which has a report […]
On Thursday, Apple also released Security Update 2011-006 for the Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 operating systems. The update, a 136 megabyte download, offers a series of fixes and changes detailed here. Security Update 2011-006 requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later on the Mac OS X 10.6 end or Mac OS X 10.7.1 […]
On Friday, Apple also released Security Update 2011-005 for the Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 operating systems. The update, a 15.6 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Certificate Trust Policy: Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.8, Mac OS X Server v10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.1, Lion Server v10.7.1 Impact: An attacker […]
If you keep losing an incredibly valuable intellectual property, it might be time to give your security a once-over. Per PCmag.com, Apple posted two job openings on Thursday for managers of “New Product Security.” While it might be a coincidence that the positions opened up when they did, the job descriptions certainly sound like a […]