Tag: threats
iPhone App installs over USB: Another threat to iTunes App Store?
March 17th, 2009 by Joseph HanlonReports of non-Apple-sponsored app stores have hinted at threats to Apple's own iPhone's iTunes App Store.
Are PC users diluting the IQ of the Mac community?
January 25th, 2008 by Liam TungAccording 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?
Apple removes Mac antivirus warning
December 4th, 2008 by Elinor MillsApple has removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday in the US that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities and this week said the Mac is safe "out of the box".
iPhone virus adds botnet powers
November 24th, 2009 by Liam TungIn 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.
Is Apple Mac's popularity creating insecurity?
November 2nd, 2007 by Liam TungMacs 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.
Report: MP3 players threaten users' hearing
October 13th, 2008 by Steven MusilPeople who listen to personal music players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing.
The secure Mac: myth or legend? Part I
October 10th, 2007 by David BraueCNET.com.au has this story from David Braue which looks at the question of whether the Mac is really more secure than other PC operating systems. This is part one:
Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure
April 10th, 2008 by Tom KrazitThe scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.
CA's Apple Mac lives with 100,000+ viruses
June 27th, 2007 by Munir KotadiaSoftware 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.
Would Apple really shutter iTunes? Unlikely
October 1st, 2008 by Greg SandovalA bombshell of a story reported that Apple once threatened to close iTunes if forced to pay higher royalties for music. A more careful reading of the Apple executive's statement shows that it was more of a veiled threat. Regardless, is it possible that Apple could shutter iTunes?
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