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Hacked ATM plays Angry Birds

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 22 February 2013 9:10 AM

Bank details captured.

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

In Messaging - By SC Staff, 12 April 2012 3:00 AM

Windows Phone "reasonably robust".

DIY cable to build better iOS exploits

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 8 August 2011 11:07 AM

Serial port gives access to a dormant kernel debugger.

AGIMO moves to lock down government PCs

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 19 January 2011 9:09 AM

Tight security controls introduced in revised Common Operating Environment.

Mac OS X update fixes over 130 vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 12 November 2010 2:39 PM

Mac looking more vulnerable over time.

Android Froyo ships with defects, says researcher

In Web/client - By Jennifer Scott, 4 November 2010 9:29 AM

Hundreds of 'high risk' flaws claimed.

Mac OS vulnerabilities skyrocket in 2010

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 22 October 2010 11:02 AM

"Windows more secure than Mac".

Apple releases OS X update, fixes 13 flaws

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 26 August 2010 1:19 PM

Fifth OS update of the year.

Critical flaws discovered in widely used embedded OS

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 August 2010 12:55 PM

500 million devices could be affected.

Apple pitches iPhone to enterprise with OS 4 update

In Web/client - By Brett Winterford, 9 April 2010 12:00 PM

New security smarts, Exchange 2010 support, multi-tasking.

20 zero-day flaws in Apple's OS X to be revealed at conference

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 25 March 2010 12:37 PM

Charlie Miller strikes again.

Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 18 March 2010 12:04 PM

Code discovered, threat could could come later.

Proof-of-concept exploiting Mac OS X flaw released

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 13 January 2010 11:14 AM

Researchers say flaw has remained open for seven months.

Mac and PC users equally likely to be cybercrime victims

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 19 November 2009 10:13 AM

No OS safe from phishing.

Snow Leopard users complain about deletion of files

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 14 October 2009 11:00 AM

Documents, photos and music lost.

iPhone anti-phishing described as "ineffective"

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 11 September 2009 10:56 AM

Fraud warning option 'doesn't work'.

AV makers fault Apple on Snow Leopard malware scanner

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 September 2009 10:13 AM

New anti-virus could entice cybercriminals.

Snow Leopard to contain anti-malware component

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 27 August 2009 10:50 AM

The end of claims as the most secure OS?

Apple releases patches for Leopard

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 6 August 2009 3:31 PM

Apple has released what is probably the final patch for Mac OS X 10.5, also known as Leopard.

New Mac malware attack spotted

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 9 July 2009 11:46 AM

A new malware attack for MacOS X systems has been spotted in the wild.

Security redesign coming in Google Chrome OS

In Cloud - By Dan Kaplan, 9 July 2009 11:27 AM

Details are scant on Google's planned Chrome operating system -- but there is reason to be hopeful that security will be a big part of it.

First look at Windows 7 security

In Web/client - By Nate Cochrane, 24 June 2009 2:12 PM

USB drive encryption to become standard on business PCs.

Apple updates Java for OS X systems

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 16 June 2009 10:48 AM

Apple has issued an update to the Java components for the two most recent versions of MacOS X.

Researcher publishes Java proof-of-concept to urge Apple action

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 May 2009 10:13 AM

A security researcher who is upset that Apple has yet to patch a months-old vulnerability has published a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the exploit's severity.

Apple issues raft of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.7 update

In Applications - By David Neal, 14 May 2009 10:22 AM

Apple has released the latest version of its Leopard operating system, offering improved performance and fixing a number of bugs and security issues.

OS X 'pirate' trojan resurfaces

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 27 January 2009 3:16 PM

Malware attack now using Photoshop.

New exploit devised for the Mac

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 22 January 2009 10:53 AM

A researcher in Italy claims he has found a valid way to run hostile code on Apple's OS X operating system.

Apple pushes out Mac OS X 10.5 security update

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 December 2008 9:34 AM

Apple on Monday released a security update for for Mac OS X, addressing 21 vulnerabilities.

Apple updates Mac OS X for 40 flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 October 2008 10:09 AM

Apple patched 40 vulnerabilities in its latest security update for the Mac OS X.

Apple releases latest Leopard OS update

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 29 May 2008 10:15 AM

Apple on Wednesday fixed some 70 problems - including more than 40 vulnerabilities - in its Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system and associated components.

Apple releases monster patch bulletin for OS X

In Applications - By Frank Washkush Jr, 16 November 2007 11:13 AM

Apple on Wednesday released security updates for Mac OS X and Safari Beta 3, patching nearly 50 vulnerabilities.

Apple patches two security flaws in OS X, releases Safari Beta 3.0.2

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 26 June 2007 9:28 AM

Apple on Friday released patches for a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in WebCore and a vulnerability in WebKit that allows arbitrary code execution — as well a third beta ...

Apple updates OS X and Apple TV

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 22 June 2007 9:51 AM

Security and compatibility fixes in latest update.

Microsoft claims Vista is more secure than OS X and Linux

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 22 June 2007 9:49 AM

Microsoft patched fewer security flaws on its Windows Vista operating system than any other recently released desktop operating systems, the company boasted in a new study.

Survey: Vista adoption driven by OS security improvements

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 31 May 2007 9:52 AM

Network administrators have turned to Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system because of its enhanced security features, according to a just-released study.

Apple patches QuickTime flaw on OS X

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 3 May 2007 10:03 AM

Apple on Monday patched a now infamous flaw in its QuickTime media player first discovered in a hacking contest at the CanSecWest conference last month.

Apple fixes five Mac OS X

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 February 2007 6:24 PM

Apple has offered fixes for five critical vulnerabilities unveiled during January's Month of Apple Bugs (MoAB) project.

Month of Apple Bugs projects reveals highly critical Mac OS X flaw

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 12 January 2007 7:06 AM

A highly-critical vulnerability in Mac OS X that can be exploited to compromise users' systems was disclosed on Thursday.

Vista Launch: New OS an opportunity for niche security firms

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 4 December 2006 9:20 AM

While most major security vendors worked out the kinks in their Windows Vista-compatible offerings this week, some niche vendors were taking advantage of the corporate launch ...

Vista launch: New OS vulnerable to common threats

In Applications - By Ericka Chickowski, 4 December 2006 9:00 AM

Microsoft Vista is susceptible to common malware attacks that have been in the wild for more than two years, experts at Sophos warned this week.

PoC malware bombards OS X users with pop-ups

In Crypto - By Fiona Raisbeck, 29 November 2006 9:10 AM

Security researchers have discovered proof-of-concept (PoC) code for an adware program that targets Apple's OS X operating system.

Exploit code released for new Mac OS X flaw

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 22 November 2006 9:10 AM

Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has been released for a new flaw in the process by which Apple's Mac OS X handles DMG image format files.

PoC Macarena virus targets Mac OS X

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 4 November 2006 1:24 AM

Security researchers today reported a replicating proof-of-concept virus affecting Mac OS X platforms.

OS X still safer, but not perfect

By Dan Kaplan, 26 July 2006 10:27 PM

Machines powered by the Macintosh OS X remain more secure than other those running under other platforms, but the increasingly popular Apple version does contain software flaws ...

Mac OS X vulnerabilities jump 228 percent in three years

By William Eazel, 5 May 2006 10:01 AM

Security experts warned today that malware attacks targeting Macintosh OS X are on the rise - and by no small margin.

SANS Top 20: OS X, Firefox more frequent targets

By Dan Kaplan, 1 May 2006 2:40 PM

Mac OS X and Mozilla Firefox – widely considered safer than mainstream counterpart Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) – are rapidly becoming new sources for vulnerabilities, ...

Five new vulnerabilities in Mac OS X

By Dan Kaplan, 24 April 2006 8:03 PM

A researcher has discovered a new round of holes in Mac OS X, further proof that hackers are starting to look beyond the Windows landscape for exploit opportunities.

OS X firmware flaw fixed

By Dan Kaplan, 4 April 2006 9:11 PM

Apple this week issued its third security update of the year, this one correcting a flaw in firmware that could allow some Mac OS X user passwords to be bypassed.

Mac OS X: The new target

By William Eazel, 17 February 2006 10:08 AM

IT security experts warned Apple computer users not to be complacent over the potential of malware after discovering the first virus engineered to attack the Mac OS X platform.

Spyware threat to Apple Tiger OS

By René Millman, 10 May 2005 12:36 PM

A new form of malware raises the possibility of spyware installing itself on Apple Macs.

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