Apple should admit Jobs transplant
June 22, 2009
As if we didn’t all know about it anyway, experts in corporate governance insist that Apple should disclose whether or not Steve Jobs had a liver transplant if he returns to work as CEO.
Category: Security
How to: Password protect your Mac, set up a security hot key
June 19, 2009
Like everything else on the fairer platform, configuring your Mac to require a password to wake from sleep or turn off the screensaver is really easy and it just works. Also, with the aid of a free utility, you can configure a security hot key (aka the Vulcan death grip) combination.
PornTube: Pushing a ‘video update’ that’s really a trojan
June 12, 2009
Perhaps the old adage that, “There’s no such thing as a free puppy,” should be updated to read, “There’s no such thing as free porn.” Social engineering at work…
Safari 4: Leaving smaller data trail, eating more system resources?
June 10, 2009
At the end of May, Blorge took an in depth look at the extensive data and privacy trail Safari 4 beta left in its wake. Now, with the Safari 4 final in our hands, we pop the hood once again to see if any improvements have been made.
Apple fixes Quicktime security flaws
June 2, 2009
In an update yesterday, Apple fixed one iTunes bug and patched ten security flaws in Quicktime, one of which had been hidden in plain sight in a hackers book published earlier this year.
Safari 4 beta leaves data, privacy trail in its wake
May 24, 2009
There are gigabytes of hidden files accumulating on your Mac. In fact, there are individual jpeg and png thumbnails for every Web page you’ve visited since downloading Safari 4 beta, including images of that “transgender swine in heels” (i.e. the other white meat), Web site you seem so fond of.
Blueprint to exploit OS X Java flaw published
May 22, 2009
One well-known security expert has grown tired of waiting for Apple to provide a fix for a Java security flaw and has published a post showing how to take advantage of the flaw.
OS X Java vulnerability: What it does, how to protect yourself
May 20, 2009
Yet another proof of concept for yet another scary exploit, the kind that can leave you “pwnd” with neither your participation nor knowledge. Still, it’s easy to obviate any potential threat and the inconvenience should be minimal.
Acrobat security flaw beckons hackers; how to cut your risk
April 30, 2009
Another day, another reason to wrap yourself in a full body condom and just stay in bed. Adobe has admitted that its popular software for creating portable document format (.pdf) documents, including the most up-to-date versions, has a critical—as in you could drive a truck through there—security vulnerability.
Trend Micro Smart Surfing now available for Mac
April 23, 2009
It’s probably no accident that this product arrives about a week after security researchers at Symantec announced they had discovered the first ever zombie network of Macintosh computers. Unfortunately, this product won’t protect users who download illegal warez via peer to peer networks.
