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  • Apple issues Mac OS X security patch

    Apple Computer on Friday issued an update to Mac OS X to address flaws that security firms said could allow malicious code to be run on a Macintosh.

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    Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.

  • Holes discovered in Mac OS X Leopard security

    Although Apple is selling its new Mac OS X Leopard operating system on its improved security, researchers at Heise Security have already found fault with its firewall.

  • Researcher to expose Intel security flaws

    An independent security researcher has flagged plans to reveal a proof of concept security exploit that could work remotely against any machine using Intel processors, including those used in Apple's famously secure Macs.

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    Google is making its Google Talk instant-messaging application available for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, however these new applications come in light of new security scares.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

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    Symantec quits beating the 'OS X malware' drum

    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.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Nobody protects Macs, not even Steve Jobs

    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?

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  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • The secure Mac: myth or legend?

    Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

  • FAQ: Windows on a Mac

    There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.

  • Going long on Longhorn

    CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the upcoming OS is so important to Microsoft and the rest of the tech industry.

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    Bud Tribble, a key engineer behind Mac OS X, explains that the security flap around Apple is more hysteria than reality.

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Reviews (82)

  • Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

    Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates.

  • Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

    Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

  • Going long on Longhorn

    CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the upcoming OS is so important to Microsoft and the rest of the tech industry.

  • A Media Player for Mac

    Microsoft is trying to woo Mac OS X users with its new Microsoft Windows Media Player for OS X. Seeking to gain an advantage over its nemesis, Real Networks, this new Media Player release will be the only software to support streaming Windows Media audio and video on the Mac.

  • Windows Media for OS X

    Microsoft's MacWorld Expo announcement that it will deliver a version of its Media Player software for OS X this coming spring follows two of the company's "new millennium" strategies.

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