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Week in pictures: Nano work, camera tricks

February 11, 2005 roundup While some researchers poke into the nanotech depths, others are making digital cameras do double duty. TAGS: nanotechnology, researcher, digital camera, camera, Apple Computer, Apple iPod

This week in security

January 22, 2005 ISP gets hijacked, with all DNS records moved to the U.K. Plus, both Microsoft and Apple come under fire for holes in Office and Mac OS X. TAGS: domain name server, flaw, security company, domain name, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Internet Service Provider, security, researcher, U.K., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, password, message, operating system

Crypto flaw cracks Office open

January 20, 2005 Password-protected files at risk, researcher warns. Also: Baba offshoot makes false promises about erasing smut. TAGS: flaw, researcher, webcam, virus, Microsoft Office, Apple Mac OS X, password, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Flaw found in Apple bug-fix tool

January 9, 2007 Researchers behind "Month of Apple Bugs" say there's a vulnerability in a tool used by a group involved in finding fixes for the flaws. TAGS: Landon Fuller, flaw, vulnerability, exploit, Apple Computer, patch management, fix, researcher, blog

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. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, advisory, Apple Computer, vulnerability, flaw, bug, attacker, Windows PC, researcher, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, media player, Apple Mac OS, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Flaw finders go their own way

January 26, 2005 Security researchers rebut the idea that "responsible" flaw disclosure means playing ball with software makers. TAGS: security hole, lock, researcher, security alert, software company, flaw, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Flaws found in RealNetworks media player

December 2, 2005 Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, RealNetworks Inc., flaw, RealNetworks RealPlayer, media player, attacker, researcher, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Is Intel a safe bet for Apple security?

June 7, 2005 Macs have largely been immune to the viruses that plague Windows PCs. Experts pitch in on whether the Intel chip switch will change that. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious code, HyperThreading, Virginia, Intel, Apple Computer, flaw, expert, attack, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, security, researcher, operating system, networking, BIOS

Apple guru combats month of bugs

January 3, 2007 Open-source developer is attempting to ensure that a patch exists for every flaw found by the Month of Apple Bugs project. TAGS: Landon Fuller, vulnerability, flaw, VLC, patch management, project, open source, Apple QuickTime, mailing list, researcher, Apple Computer, fix, media player, blog

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. TAGS: flaw, security, Firefox, Apple Mac OS, patch management, Wi-Fi, researcher, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, blog, Microsoft Windows

Week in pictures: Mac does Windows

April 7, 2006 roundup Apple releases beta software that lets Windows run on a Mac. Also: Linux, TI and Electric Sheep. TAGS: Texas Instruments Inc., Google Earth, virtualization, researcher, Linux, mouse, Apple Macintosh, Google Inc., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows