OS X contains unpatched security flaws of a type that were fixed on alternative operating systems more than a decade ago, according to a security researcher credited with finding numerous bugs in Apple's increasingly popular platform.
Accountancy software company Intuit has created a waiting list for users affected by a flawed update, which erased QuickBooks data from the hard drives of many users last weekend.
Serious flaws in Mac OS X and QuickTime software could put Macintosh and Windows systems at risk of cyberattack, Apple Computer has warned.
Microsoft has released 11 security patches, six of which are "critical" and five of which are "important", according to the software giant.
Apple has confirmed a security glitch that, in many situations, will let someone with physical access to a Macintosh computer gain access to the password of the active user account.
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?
A "jailbreak" Web site created earlier this week is already attracting hordes of iPhone and iPod Touch users who want to free their devices from the digital shackles attached by Jobs and co.
I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.
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A bug in widely-used communications software could let attackers gain control of computers and authentication systems.
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Open-source developer Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs.
Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Given all the great consumer-facing open source software available, I figured I'd try to evaluate and write reviews on those I use most often. Open source long ago stopped being about developers for other developers. Here's proof.
Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates.
Security vendor Symantec has once again pointed the knife at Apple Macintosh users.
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ZDNet Australia's reviews editor wraps up his month-long Mac odyssey, but which platform will he end up on?
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