Malware City/News

Jul
5

Google acknowledges YouTube hack

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
A cross-site scripting vulnerability was exploited in the video site

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Malware City/News

Jan
7

Mac Security Reality-check: Scams

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
In the endless debates about Mac security - is the Mac platform inherently safer than Windows? what security measures should Mac users take? - one point is often overlooked: The biggest chink in computer security isn't necessarily in the computer itself. Rather, the weak spot is often the computer operator - in other words, you.

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Malware City/News

Nov
9

First iPhone worm spreads Rick Astley wallpaper

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
The first worm written for Apple's iPhone has been unleashed and is infecting phones in Australia.

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Malware City/News

Sep
18

Lost and Found: Password shaking, macro viruses and comment spam

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Too short for news, too good to lose; lost+found is a round up of useful security information. Today, Password shaking, macro viruses and comment spam

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Malware City/News

Sep
7

Apple release Java update for Leopard

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
Apple have released Java For Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 to address a number of security vulnerabilities

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Malware City/News

Jun
3

Apple patches QuickTime and iTunes vulnerabilities

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Updates for iTunes and QuickTime applications that fix several critical security vulnerabilities

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Malware City/News

Dec
2

Apple now "encourages" antivirus use for Mac OS X

Filed Under: SECURITY SOFTWARE
After years of jabbing Microsoft for the seeming need to run antivirus software on Windows, Apple has quietly posted its own recommendation for similar security with its own operating system.

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Malware City/News

Jul
15

Windows Update posts 100% uptime, beats Apple, Ubuntu

Filed Under: TECHNOLOGIES
Royal Pingdom has posted the results of a short study that looked at the availability of the software update services for three popular operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu.

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