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.
As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.
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according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
"Macs are as easy to hack as they are to use", according to researcher Charles Miller.
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.
It has been possible for some time now to install OSX on a PC, with the help of a hacked install disc -- even the latest and greatest 10.5.1 can be installed with gusto.
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.
A flurry of worm and viral activity on the Internet raises a question more important than who to blame: What do we do about it?
The open-source community entered the wireless arena with the Sputnik Community Gateway. Find out why this product may be good in theory, but needs some considerable work in the area of security.
Apple has inundated the marketplace with new releases this week, all emanating from the Macworld Conference and Expo in New York.
Apple gives the people what they want: Windows on Macs. Geeks proved it could be done through a variety of complicated hacks and now Apple makes it a breeze with a free download. We take Boot Camp for a test run.
Along with the new Tiger OS, the iMac G5 gets more muscle beneath its sleek exterior, making the all-in-one desktop a stronger performer and a better deal.
Commentary: Like SCO, I hold a Linux secret, but it won't be a secret for very long.
An early test version of the next major release of Microsoft Windows has been leaked onto the Net, offering a glimpse of the company's plans for the new software.
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