AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks 

AusCERT2012: ACT targets staff jailbreaks

Personal data nuked.
Adobe applauds Apple Flash ban 

Adobe applauds Apple Flash ban

Users blocked from running superseded software.
Apple shutters FileVault password hole 

Apple shutters FileVault password hole

Urges users to mop up logs.
Apple update fixes major flaws in iPhones, iPads 

Apple update fixes major flaws in iPhones, iPads

Hole remains in Apple desktop browser.
Mac FileVault passwords stored in clear text 

Mac FileVault passwords stored in clear text

Flawed update contained debug logs that trap passwords.
Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000 

Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000

Security firms trapped in tarpit.
Wordpress a vector for Flashback 

Wordpress a vector for Flashback

iFrames used to infect users.
Mac malware expanding: research 

Mac malware expanding: research

Mobile malware also rising.
140000 Flashback-infected computers remain 

140000 Flashback-infected computers remain

About 75 per cent of Macs freed from botnet slavery.
Mac OS X malware used in targeted attacks 

Mac OS X malware used in targeted attacks

Targets 'Flashback' Java vulnerability.
Apple update kills Flashback, Java 

Apple update kills Flashback, Java

Apple patch wipes out trojan.
BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS  

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

Windows Phone "reasonably robust".
Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback 

Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback

Flashback removal tool planned as malware storm subsides.
Flashback botnet shrinks to half size 

Flashback botnet shrinks to half size

But experts say decline may not be rapid.
Apple update quells Flashback 

Apple update quells Flashback

Apple hacker says Mac users should get anti-virus.
33,000 Australian Macs are botnet slaves 

33,000 Australian Macs are botnet slaves

So you thought you were safe?
Apple updates Java after malware spreads 

Apple updates Java after malware spreads

Lion, Snow Leopard patched.
NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls   

NSA builds Android phone for top secret calls

Blueprints released to public.
US Air Force cancels iPad order 

US Air Force cancels iPad order

Russian security risk?
Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord 

Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord

All apps to show how they handle user information.
Microsoft accuses Google of invading IE privacy 

Microsoft accuses Google of invading IE privacy

Google brands Microsoft policy 'impractical'.
Mac app blocker can force Apple-only installs 

Mac app blocker can force Apple-only installs

"Mountain Lion" Gatekeeper feature designed to fight malicious downloads.
Bug means iPhone thieves get iMessages, too 

Bug means iPhone thieves get iMessages, too

iMessages relayed to strangers' iPhones.
Mac malware rises in 2011 

Mac malware rises in 2011

Trojan downloaders most prolific.
Westpac dumps PC Tools for BitDefender 

Westpac dumps PC Tools for BitDefender

Customers get free anti-virus.
Apple power chargers to store passwords 

Apple power chargers to store passwords

Files US patent.
Security bug in Windows 7 detected 

Security bug in Windows 7 detected

Exploited via Apple's Safari browser.
Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server 

Android, Apple now on RIM enterprise server

Phones, tablets on one network.
(Not so) Smart Cover 

(Not so) Smart Cover

Apps exposed.
iOS MDM FTW! 

iOS MDM FTW!

Mobile device management can protect you from yourself.
How bad is mobile malware? 

How bad is mobile malware?

Beware of greynets.
Linux 'Tsunami' trojan ported to OS X 

Linux 'Tsunami' trojan ported to OS X

But the sky isn't falling.
Mobile malware analysis for penny-pinchers 

Mobile malware analysis for penny-pinchers

Better than emulators, cheaper than Faraday cages.
Adobe thwarts Apple spy cam trick 

Adobe thwarts Apple spy cam trick

Click me, touch me, press me, pwned.
Mac malware disables OS X defenses 

Mac malware disables OS X defenses

Contains anti-anti-virus.
Untraceable iPhone flash SMSes carry hacked data 

Untraceable iPhone flash SMSes carry hacked data

Security vendors, researchers and cops baffled. Apple declares 'new' attack.
Scammers exploiting death of Steve Jobs  

Scammers exploiting death of Steve Jobs

Facebooks link targets iPad fans.
Mac trojan found hidden in PDF 

Mac trojan found hidden in PDF

Mac malware mimick Windows attack handbook.
Apple password gaffe revealed by Adelaide Uni researcher 

Apple password gaffe revealed by Adelaide Uni researcher

Lion passwords can be cracked or changed.
Apple revokes DigitNotar certs 

Apple revokes DigitNotar certs

But iOS still vulnerable.
Apple, Google hire notable hackers 

Apple, Google hire notable hackers

Can't beat em? Then hire em.
Apple hired Pfizer guns to stiffen anti-counterfeiting efforts 

Apple hired Pfizer guns to stiffen anti-counterfeiting efforts

Wikileaks cables detail Apple's China copyright crackdown.
Steve Jobs gone, phishing? 

Steve Jobs gone, phishing?

Criminals might capitalise on the resignation of Apple's CEO.
Jailbroken idevices pwned by charging stations 

Jailbroken idevices pwned by charging stations

USB mode silently comes to life.
Internet Explorer bests all in infosec browser battle 

Internet Explorer bests all in infosec browser battle

Safari comes last.
DIY cable to build better iOS exploits 

DIY cable to build better iOS exploits

Serial port gives access to a dormant kernel debugger.
Tell device-hungry staff to BYO 

Tell device-hungry staff to BYO

Staff are happier and more productive using their own devices, but infosec managers must balance security with flexibility.
iPhone data interception tool released 

iPhone data interception tool released

Marlinspike provides a good reason to update iOS 4.3.5.
Apple patches iOS interception flaw 

Apple patches iOS interception flaw

Trust issues in mobile operating system.
Apple laptop batteries could run malware, overheat 

Apple laptop batteries could run malware, overheat

Releases fix to fill microchip vulnerability.
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