Posted on REUTERS: Apple says shipped iPods carrying computer virus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some of Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod digital music players shipped in the past month carry a computer virus, according to a posting on Apple’s technical support Web site.Apple said since September 12, less than 1 percent of Video iPods—the pocket-sized devices that [...]
Apple has determined that certain lithium-ion batteries containing cells manufactured by Sony Corporation of Japan pose a safety risk that may result in overheating under rare circumstances.
The affected batteries were sold worldwide from October 2003 through August 2006 for use with the following notebook computers: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4.
Apple [...]
Posted on macfixit:
Although mac os X has proven invulnerable (so far) to genuine, in-the-wild exploits that allow remote execution of arbitrary code, individual third-party applications can still suffer remote attacks that—while unable to take control of the system, nor gain user or root access—can cause said individual applications to crash.
Take, for instance, a flaw in [...]
Many millions of words have been written and said on this topic. I have a couple of pictures. The basic argument goes like this. In its long evolution, Windows has grown so complicated that it is harder to secure. [...]
Full article available at MacDailyNews:
Spate of recent Mac security stories signal that Microsoft, others getting nervous
Monday, March 06, 2006 – 10:40 AM ESTÂ
By SteveJack
Viruses that aren’t viruses. Hysterical reports that equate mac os X security to Windows. Media reports about mac os X “worms, trojans, and viruses.” Totally unsubstantiated reports that mac [...]
Read on Ars Technica:
Safari vulnerability worth taking note of
2/21/2006 6:51:49 AM, by Eric Bangeman
“Yesterday, we reported on a Trojan horse for mac os X that is just like the entry for Earth in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in that it is mostly harmless. A new vulnerability targeted at Apple’s home-grown web browser, Safari, [...]