Apple released a new security update today, more info can be found here. It’s available for Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Mac OS X v10.6.4 and Mac OS X Server v10.6.4. It blocks several security holes, and I recommend all Mac users keep up to date with ALL security updates. Use [...]
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Recently, there’s been a lot of news of people finding fraudulent iTunes purchases on their credit card or PayPal bill. These purchases are part of international criminal enterprise based on users poor passwords. You can protect yourself, but it requires solid and secure passwords and some common, or maybe uncommon sense. Your grandson’s name, your [...]
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I posted last week about the dangers inherent in the AutoFill exploit. It was something to be very concerned about, but it seems that Apple has addressed the vulnerability, both in Safari 5 and 4. New updates to Safari 5 and 4 (Tiger) were released today, and according to security documentation accompanying the release, Safari [...]
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Mid-2010 iMac The new Mid-2010 iMacs are out, and they are pretty wonderful. the backlit displays are brilliantly sharp, and are powered by upgraded graphic cards. They have faster processors, too. They also feature Hyper-Threading and in the case of the i5 abd 57 processor models, Turbo Boost. The Intel Xeon processors support Hyper-Threading, which [...]
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An update to Mac OS X 10.6.4 was released this morning, with additions specific for the new iMacs… oh, you didn’t know about the new iMacs? Read the next post! Unless you have one of the new model iMacs, you won’t need this update. The new update addresses graphic anomalies occurring in the new iMacs [...]
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“Hole 196″ was recently discovered at AirTight Networks, and endangers the strongest form of Wi-Fi encryption and authentication standard currently available. The name refers to the page of the IEEE802.11 Standard (Revision, 2007) where the vulnerability is found. It makes it possible for someone to decrypt private data and inject malicious “traffic” into the network, [...]
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This page really spells it out, but the upshot is that Samsung is taking a gamble, contacting anyone who vents their frustration about the iPhone 4 with an offer for a free Samsung Galaxy s smartphone (big screen, Android 2.1 OS) to replace the iPhone 4. Since Apple will give a full refund for iPhone [...]
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Apple is working to fix a security flaw in Safari that could allow a web site to grab names, email addresses and other info from visitors, no matter if the visitor volunteers the the info or not. The AutoFill feature in Safari is very convenient, and is turned on by default, but has recently been [...]
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