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MacBook hacked in contest at security event

April 20, 2007 Zero-day vulnerability in Safari Web browser used to commandeer a MacBook in hack-a-Mac contest at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: TippingPoint Technologies, Apple MacBook, vulnerability, organizer, contest, Apple Safari, conference, Apple Computer, security, attack, Apple Macintosh, Web browser

Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner

March 16, 2006 Getting the Windows operating system to boot on the new Intel-run machines leads to a nearly $14,000 prize. TAGS: Apple Intel Macintosh, contest, winner, Apple Computer, Intel, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC

How the XP-on-Mac prize was won

March 16, 2006 Colin Nederkoorn, the man behind the contest to get XP up and running on Intel Macs, talks about finding a winner. TAGS: contest, winner, Apple iMac, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, California, Apple Computer, method, CD, Intel, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Tiny-screen video gets its own festival circuit

January 7, 2006 iPod, cell phone film contests offer filmmakers exposure, prizes for works in miniature. TAGS: festival, contest, cell phone, winner, entry, student, Apple iPod, camera, video, Apple Computer

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

February 7, 2008 An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: hacking, contest, researcher, Linux, conference, Apple MacBook, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Computer, laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

University nixes Mac hacker contest

March 9, 2006 Plug pulled on Mac OS X hacker challenge over concerns about security and network access for university services. TAGS: university, contest, Apple Mac OS X, challenge, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, security

Another Mac OS X hack challenge launched

March 7, 2006 A university systems engineer invites attacks on his Mac after an earlier challenge was criticized for being too easy. TAGS: SSH, challenge, Apple Mac OS X, contest, HTTP, Apple Intel Mac Mini, hacker, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, security
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