Tag: malware

Are PC users diluting the IQ of the Mac community?

January 25th, 2008 by Liam Tung

According to one security vendor, Mac users are at a crossroad this year: will or won't they prove to be as gullible as their PC cousins when it comes to security?

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Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?

November 2nd, 2007 by Liam Tung

Macs are still less likely than PCs to be exploited by malware, but Apple's rising popularity and Wednesday's discovery of a Mac-targeted Trojan could spell the beginning of the end for the Mac security haven.

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Much ado about iPhone kill switch

August 8th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.

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CA's Apple Mac lives with 100,000+ viruses

June 27th, 2007 by Munir Kotadia

Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.

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Opera 9.5

June 17th, 2008 by Seth Rosenblatt

Long considered a cult favourite, Opera 9.5 for Windows and Mac has introduced some compelling improvements to security, speed and synchronisation — yes, syncing in a browser!— is there enough here to make you a convert?

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Miro: The only media player you need?

November 6th, 2007 by Seth Rosenblatt

Miro Public Preview 3 has been unleashed for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It seems like this is the version of the freeware Internet TV channel player and aggregator that we've all been waiting for. Crashes seem to be a problem mostly of the past. The smart player, able to download content on the fly as well as play nearly any video on your machine makes Miro's appeal hard to resist.

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iPhone to support third-party apps

October 18th, 2007 by Tom Krazit

Steve Jobs made it official Wednesday morning: third-party applications are coming to the iPhone.

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How-to: Secure your Mac

September 26th, 2007 by Erik Eckel

Although viruses pose much less of a threat to the Mac platform, individuals and organisations shouldn't forego protecting Mac systems with a quality antivirus application. In this article we show you the right tips to make sure your Mac is adequately protected.

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Counting down to the iPhone SDK

February 26th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

While Australia waits for the iPhone, time is quickly closing in on the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the iPhone, one that could signal just how far Apple can take its maiden voyage into the smartphone world.

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