mac security

With the mobility of employees and the ease with which external devices can be brought in and out of a network, continuing to build your security plan for network servers and clients is a must.

A short support document found on Apple's Web site has kicked up yet another dust storm over Mac security.

Intego today has released a Security Memo. Reports have been circulating about a new Mac "malware" or "Trojan horse", usually under the name "OSX.Lamzev.A", which is claimed to open a back door on compromised ...

Mac security software vendor Intego issued a warning today about a new Trojan Horse exploit: Exploit: OSX.RSPlug.D Trojan Horse Discovered: November 18, 2008 Risk: Medium Description: A new variant of the ...

Mac security software vendor Intego issued a warning today about a new Trojan Horse exploit: Exploit: OSX.RSPlug.D Trojan Horse Discovered: November 18, 2008 Risk: Medium Description: A new variant of the ...

Firewalls monitor and regulate the data moving on and off your computer or network.

Viruses are not the problem, you are. We separate fact from myth to expose the genuine security risks threatening Mac users everywhere.

August 19, 2008 - 1 hour, 36 minutes ago Share Comments LWN.net has published an article on a new Linux access control mechanism called the Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel .

On OSNews, we try to steer away from speaking of specific security incidents, trojans, or viruses, unless they are in one way or the other special, or very influential.

Over the course of the past 12 months or so, many incidents concerning Mac security arose, but most, if not all, were lemons: they required the user to actively enter his administrator password, or to manually launch the malicious program.

In my book, these cases do not constitute as serious breaches of security, and hence, OSNews ignored them.

A MacBook Air running an up to date installation of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard was the first laptop to fall in last week's CanSecWest PWN2OWN contest, casting the spotlight once again on the Mac's security.

The contest pitted a MacBook Air ag...