Tag: security

Apple updates Quicktime 7.2 with eight security fixes

July 12th, 2007 by Robert Vamosi

In addition to providing full-screen viewing and various iPhone options, the latest version of Quicktime 7.2 includes eight important security fixes. This update affects users of Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9, as well as users of Windows XP and Windows Vista. The ...

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Apple releases security update for Mac OS X and OS X Server v. 10.4.11

May 29th, 2008 by Elinor Mills

Apple has released a hefty security update for the Mac OS X and OS X Server that fixes more than 40 vulnerabilities, a number of which could be exploited to enable someone to run programs on the machine remotely or lead to the disclosure of sensitive data.

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Set up tips for your new MacBook

February 10th, 2011 by Sharon Vaknin

Here are some simple but helpful tweaks you can make to your security settings, dock, finder and keyboard to make your MacBook even easier to use than it already is.

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Rickroll virus targets iPhones

November 9th, 2009 by Liam Tung

An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.

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Video: See how iPhone exploit works

July 27th, 2007 by Staff Writers

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Safari browser of the iPhone, and this video is a brief demonstration of how it works. More details are set to be announced at this year's Black Hat security conference.

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Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.6

December 16th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Latest batch of improvements for Mac OS X Leopard fixes a syncing issue with the MobileMe service and improves security of several applications and OS components.

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Apple releases 'huge' Mac OS X update

May 30th, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Apple has released an update to Mac OS X patching over 40 security holes.

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iPhone virus adds botnet powers

November 24th, 2009 by Liam Tung

In a similar fashion to the relatively benign ikee virus that was recently released, another iPhone virus is targeting jailbroken Australian devices and builds botnet functionality into it, according to computer security firm, Sophos.

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Apple releases iOS 4.3 early

March 10th, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple today released its iOS 4.3 software ahead of schedule.

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Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

July 7th, 2009 by David Meyer

Three patent applications by Apple were published last Thursday, and they cover technologies including haptics, fingerprint recognition and RFID.

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