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according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.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.
Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client for Windows, Mac and Linux users, the organisation announced on Friday.
update: Sophos has warned users of the multi-platform OpenOffice productivity tool not to open any files named "badbunny.odg" -- which releases a worm exposing users to an image of a man in a bunny suit and a scantily clad woman performing a sexual act in woodland.
The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon in the US.
Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?
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.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.
Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor.
New generation of software focuses as much on security as on glitzy features, as consumers get frustrated by viruses and fraud threats.
Microsoft Exchange might be the most popular mail server but is it the best? We test the alternatives.
Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.
Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.
After years of flying high with no competition, GoToMyPC falls to earth against stiff competition from MyWebEx PC, which is free.
The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.
It's been a while since Internet Explorer faced a worthy opponent, but Mozilla Firefox seems to be one that could make a serious dent in Microsoft's browser dominance.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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