Symantec is warning that Apple's OS X operating system is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and malware authors.
Gaining root access to a Mac is "easy pickings," according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
An unpublished security vulnerability in Apple's OS X operating system which first came to light after a hacking competition has sparked concern in the user community.
A university systems engineer in Wisconsin is giving hackers until Friday to break into his Mac.
Apple Computer has released nearly a dozen fixes for flaws in its Mac OS operating system, including a script for preventing phishers from fooling users of its Safari browser.
Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.
The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.
Mere days after resolving that although I would ideally like a smaller screen size, a 15.4" MacBook Pro was The Laptop For Me, Apple releases the 13" MacBook.
Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.
If you're considering an upgrade to Entourage 2008, think again -- for some reason, Microsoft hasn't bothered to add some vital functions that are critical to making Apple Mac systems welcome on any Exchange network.
This year Apple attended Linux Expo for the first time to explain why Linux fans should take a look at its operating system.
Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.
It used to be that running Windows programs on a Mac was a slow, painful process. There was only one option: running Virtual PC emulation software.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Sun Microsystems has released the first beta of OpenOffice, the open-source sibling of its StarOffice package, for Mac OS X computers.
The new Mac OS has a wealth of new features that will keep Mac lovers happy.
The co-founder of antivirus firm Sophos Dr Jan Hruska claims that the Apple Mac is not a virus free platform
According to Sophos co-founder Dr Jan Hruska, there is no reason why Windows XP cannot be as secure as Linux, if the security systems within the OS are used correctly
If you didn't make it to AusCERT 2007, which is the largest security conference in Australia, then let ZDNet Australia's Matthew Oxley and Munir Kotadia give you a taste of what you missed.
Apple's iPod is brilliant, but the company has had its share of stinkers.
Apple has announced Mac OS X, the new Macintosh operating system which combines the openness of UNIX with the broad applications base of Macintosh.
Apple Computer fans who rushed to Mac OS X last year learned Wednesday that there's no such thing as a cheap upgrade.
The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.
The wait is over: After seven long years, Apple hits the mark with OS X.
Apple Computer plans to continue rapidly bringing out new versions of Mac OS X, but it won't continue at quite the pace it's maintained in recent years.
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