Kaspersky Lab Slams iPhone SDK, Drops Antivirus Solution
May 7, 2008
Kaspersky Lab announced today it has backed down from launching an antivirus product for the iPhone due to SDK restrictions that are too stringent. Although Apple’s hottest gadget hasn’t faced any serious virus attacks yet, Kaspersky warns that up to 50% of all iPhones are ‘vulnerable.’ Read more
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Gets Java SE 6 for Developers
April 29, 2008
Apple added support for Java SE 6 to Mac OS X 10.5 via software update utility Tuesday. Apple warned that this update release is intended only for users running OS X 10.5.2 or later on 64-bit Intel-based Macs. The update cannot run on PowerPC-based or 32-bit Intel-based Macs and it should not be installed on earlier versions of Mac OS X. Read more
Cloned Mac Computers: Hackintosh by Psystar
April 19, 2008
Psystar is selling home-built Open Computers with Mac OS X Leopard pre-installed, which is a violation of Apple’s licensing policy, which forbids users from jamming its software onto non-Apple hardware. Read more
Safari 3.1.1 Flaws Patched, Charlie Miller Exploit
April 16, 2008
Apple has released Safari 3.1.1 for Mac and Windows to address four security issues, one of which was exploited by Security Expert Charlie Miller to gain access to a MacBook Air OSX 10.5.2 compuer three weeks ago. Read more
Apple Fixes Highly Critical QuickTime Security Vulnerabilities
April 3, 2008
In its third security update of 2008, Apple patched 11 security vulnerabilities in the latest QuickTime 7.4.5. release. Some of the flaws were critical enough to allow a hacker to gain remote access of someone’s computer. Read more
Charlie Miller Hacks into MacBook Air in 2 Minutes
March 28, 2008
Charlie Miller, best known as one of the researchers who first hacked Apple’s iPhone last year, hacked into the MacBook Air this time in only two minutes at the CanSecWest security conference. Read more
Mac OS X Command Execution & Security Bypass Issues
March 23, 2008
French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT) has reported multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by remote or local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack. Read more
Massive Security Update for Mac OS X Explained
March 19, 2008
Apple recommends this update for all Mac OS X users to improve security of their system. To get the update, simply go to the Software Update pane in System Preferences, or visit Apple’s Software Downloads page. APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002 contains more than 40 specific fixes for versions of Mac OS X.
Safari 3.1 Update Fixes 13 Security Flaws in Apple Browser
March 18, 2008
Responding to earlier criticism from Michael Barrett, PayPal’s chief information security officer, Apple has relesed version 3.1 of its Safari browser for both Mac and Windows users. Safari 3.1 update includes 13 new security fixes. Here is a quick explanation of the latest updates: Read more
iPhone Hacking with Pwnage, iPhone Dev Team
March 13, 2008
Hackers calling themselves the iPhone Dev Team have reported breaking into the iPhone firmware upgrade that ships with the recently launched software development kit for the smartphone. Read more
