Apple have been criticised for “foot dragging” over the DigiNotar certificate fiasco and have been urged to quickly update Mac OS X to protect users. Security and forensics analyst Paul Henry, from Arizone-based Lumension, said: “We’re looking at some very serious issues about trust on the web and it doesn’t…
Apple Releases Mac OS X Security Update
The update removes DigiNotar from the list of trusted root certificates. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Apple strikes stolen SSL certificates from OS X
Computerworld – Apple today released an update to Mac OS X that blocks Safari users from reaching sites secured with certificates stolen from a Dutch company last summer. The update follows others by Microsoft, Google, Mozilla and Opera Software, which have already blocked or permanently barred the use of all…
Apple Promises Software Update to Kill ‘MacDefender’ Malware
Apple’s MacBook Air ships with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com Apple has published instructions on removing a piece of malicious software that targeted Mac customers. The company claims that an upcoming Mac software update will remove the malware from infected systems. In a bulletin published Tuesday evening,…
Google and Apple fail to revoke DigiNotar SSL certificates on smartphone
Browser makers have generally been quick to react to the computer compromise at digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, but that hasn’t been the case for all mobile phone makers. Neither Google nor Apple would comment on whether they plan to revoke certificates issued by DigiNotar for Android or the iPhone, even…
TOC Debate: Amazon vs Apple – Joe Wikert takes on Kassia Krozser in the first TOC Debate webcast.
Which ebook platform is mightier? Find out when Team Bezos (Joe Wikert) takes on Team Jobs (Kassia Krozser) in a free webcast on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 10 am PT. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security
Artist investigated over photo-snapping spyware in Apple Retail Stores
So far, the only source of information about this event seems to be this one article, which went out and got quoted, paraphrased and summarised elsewhere online. Nowhere does the article tell EXACTLY what kind of permissions did the guy get, exactly what did he tell the store employees he…
‘Anonymous’ Claims Hacking of Apple Server
The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company’s websites. Anonymous said via its account on microblogging site Twitter that Apple could be a target for hackers and released…
SPOOFEM.com Submits the Largest Spy Store App in the World for the Apple iPad
SPOOFEM.com submits iSpy, uSpy App for the Apple iPad ATLANTA-Dec. 21 , 2010- SPOOFEM.com, (OTC: SPFM) one of the world’s largest caller id spoofing services, today announced that the company has designed the largest spy store application, soon to be available on any mobile platform in the world. iSpy, uSpy,…