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Apple flaws put both Macs and PCs at risk
May 12, 2006
Patches arrive for more than 40 holes affecting QuickTime, used by Apple and Windows systems, and Mac OS X.
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Security from A to Z: OS X
November 28, 2006
Debate rages over whether the Mac operating system is inherently safer than Windows. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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McAfee bites into Apple security
May 5, 2006
Launches antivirus for Mac, saying Apple's operating system is "just as vulnerable" to targeted attacks as its competitors.
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Stamping out fires in security
October 3, 2006
A zero-day flaw in MacOS X and Firefox and third-party Windows patches turn up the heat for Net users. Plus: Buyout boom in security.
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Is Mac OS as safe as ever?
February 27, 2006
Trio of threats suggest hackers are now eyeing the previously ignored software. Should fans worry?
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Year in review: Zero-day mania
December 28, 2006
Cybercrooks found Microsoft's "Patch Tuesdays" too tempting to pass up. Apple, too, had a rough year when it came to security.
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QuickTime zero-day bug threatens Macs, PCs
January 2, 2007
Publication of yet-to-be-patched QuickTime vulnerability kicks off month in which researchers will publish an Apple software bug each day.
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Mac OS flaw exposes Apple users
February 21, 2006
Apple is working to patch operating-system vulnerability that could be exploited to install rootkits, backdoors.
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Week in review: Unfolding Origami
March 3, 2006
Despite hints at big announcements, Microsoft offers whispered details while Apple brings big noise to iPod.
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