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Attack code targets zero-day Mac OS X flaw

 November 21, 2006 The unpatched security hole could be used by a remote attacker to compromise a vulnerable Mac, advisories say. TAGS: researcher, flaw, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, blog, Web browser, operating system

Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi

 August 2, 2006 Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns. TAGS: Black Hat, researcher, Wi-Fi, flaw, attacker, attack, threat, Apple MacBook, software company, Apple Computer, laptop computer, Intel, PC, security, video, operating system

Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws

 August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, researcher, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, security, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

Unpatched Mac flaws may put users at risk

 April 21, 2006 Security researcher publishes details of several unpatched, potentially serious flaws in OS X. Apple plans patch. TAGS: flaw, Apple Computer, attacker, Apple Mac OS X, TIFF, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, security, researcher, bug, Web browser, Firefox, operating system

OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher says

 May 27, 2005 Microsoft and some Linux vendors have yet to patch a hole related to a flaw in some Intel chips, despite having two months' notice. TAGS: Linux company, flaw, BSD, researcher, representative, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., vulnerability, Linux, Intel, security, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, domain name, Apple Mac OS X, Internet Service Provider, U.K., security, researcher, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, message, password, operating system

Experts question Windows win in flaw tally

 January 6, 2006 A US-CERT report that found Microsoft's OS had fewer vulnerabilities than Linux-Unix in 2005 is flawed itself, critics say. TAGS: LINUX/UNIX, vulnerability, flaw, researcher, open-source community, Unix, open source, statistics, platform, Red Hat Inc., Linux, operating system, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

New Cisco flaw could pose threat to Net

 September 7, 2005 Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., Symantec Corp., vulnerability, flaw, computer network, researcher, attack, threat, FTP, networking, security, firewall, router, operating system

Cisco hits back at flaw researcher

 July 27, 2005 Networking giant and ISS ask a court to silence the security expert who described how attackers could take over Cisco routers. TAGS: Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco IOS, presentation, researcher, networking company, flaw, attack, VoIP, security, router, research, networking, conference, operating system

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, Apple Computer, Virginia, Intel, HyperThreading, security, flaw, Apple Mac OS, attack, expert, Apple Macintosh, operating system, researcher, networking, BIOS

MySQL worm hits Windows systems

 January 27, 2005 Databases protected by weak passwords on Windows-based machines could allow a worm to spread to several thousand systems. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, MySQL, bot, SQL Slammer, IRC server, database software, worm, database, password, flaw, researcher, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

U.S. mulls new digital-signature standard

 November 1, 2005 After a flaw was found in a decade-old algorithm used to create and verify digital signatures in e-mail and on the Web, the U.S. government is trying to find a solution. TAGS: SHA-1, algorithm, fingerprint, digital signature, data security, scientist, flaw, standard, professor, researcher, U.S., e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Antivirus insecurity at Black Hat confab

 July 27, 2005 Security industry event to focus on exploiting holes in antivirus, database and device driver software to break into computers. TAGS: Neel Mehta, Internet Security Systems Inc., Black Hat, antivirus product, Defcon, antivirus software, hacker, researcher, malicious code, Las Vegas, security, antivirus, Oracle Corp., hacking, flaw, conference
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