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OS X 10.7.4 Lion update fixes FileVault bug, includes Safari 5.1.6 [u]

MZA Admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:48:59 +0000

Apple on Wednesday released OS X 10.7.4, the latest update to the companys Lion operating system which brings various improvements including a fix for a recently-exposed FileVault bug.

The update, which is recommended for all OS X Lion users, patches a security bug found in certain configurations of the previous 10.7.3 version that allowed for inadvertent access to user passwords.

via OS X 10.7.4 Lion update fixes FileVault bug, includes Safari 5.1.6 [u].

Apple security blunder exposes Lion login passwords in clear text | ZDNet

MZA Admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:29:12 +0000

Apple security blunder exposes Lion login passwords in clear text | ZDNet.

ISC Diary | The Ultimate OS X Hardening Guide Collection

MZA Admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:49:44 +0000

Many security professionals tend to use OS X systems. Maybe for the nice and shiny looks, or the Unix under pinnings that make it a great platform to run current tools. However, the operating system itself isn’t exactly “secure out of the box” and like all operating systems can profit from some additional hardening tricks.

via ISC Diary | The Ultimate OS X Hardening Guide Collection.

Apple to drop in-house X11 support and more in Mountain Lion | MacFixIt – CNET Reviews

MZA Admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:43:27 +0000

With the release of OS X Mountain Lion, Apples inclusion of the X11 windowing system in its OS will also be halted. As with Java, instead of releasing an in-house version of the X11 system, Apple will be relying on the separate XQuartz development team to keep a stable version of the X11 windowing system available for OS X. When you open a program that requires X11, the Mac will give you a notification and a link to the XQuartz project Web site so you can download the latest version of X11 for your system.

via Apple to drop in-house X11 support and more in Mountain Lion | MacFixIt – CNET Reviews.

Apple OSX ‘Gatekeeper’ vulnerable to malware? | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

MZA Admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:33:21 +0000

Gatekeeper, the security feature in Apple Inc.’s upcoming OS X Mountain Lion operating system, may be letting malware sneak in through the backdoor, a computer security firm said.

via Apple OSX ‘Gatekeeper’ vulnerable to malware? | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere.

Apples Mountain Lion: Another step toward iOS, Mac feature unification | ZDNet

MZA Admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:21:53 +0000

Apple detailed its ‘Mountain Lion’ next-gen release for the Mac OS and its another step toward incorporating iOS features found on the iPad and iPhone. The march toward unification seems inevitable.

via Apples Mountain Lion: Another step toward iOS, Mac feature unification | ZDNet.

Apple malware became more sophisticated in 2011 | ITworld

MZA Admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:45:51 +0000

Malware aimed at Macs is still insignificant compared to Windows but Apple users still need to pay careful attention to the growing threat from social engineering attacks, a report has found.

The Year in Mac Security by Apple security company Intego divides 2011 into two halves before and after the day, 2 May, when the fake antivirus scam Mac Defender was discovered.

via Apple malware became more sophisticated in 2011 | ITworld.

Apple Mac-based security threats jumped in 2011 | Security – InfoWorld

MZA Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:08:07 +0000

New Mac-based security threats jumped in 2011, but still remain far below that of Windows PCs, according to a posting by F-Secure Labs.

A total of 58 unique variants were detected from April through December, according to the Labs Threat Research team. Nearly half, 29, were Trojan-downloaders, which F-Secure defines as a type of Trojan horse program that secretly downloads malicious files from a remote server, then installs and executes them.

via Apple Mac-based security threats jumped in 2011 | Security – InfoWorld.

iRAPP | Mac Remote Desktop | Pc to Mac Remote Desktop Access

MZA Admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:26:08 +0000

iRAPP lets you remote control a Mac over an RDP session. Works much better than Apple Remote or VNC and it is compatible with portal software such as F5 Firepass.

iRAPP | Mac Remote Desktop | Pc to Mac Remote Desktop Access.

Mac OS X Lion: Losing its security pride

MZA Admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:55:01 +0000

The past couple of weeks have not been the best for Mac OS X’s security reputation.

Recently, anti-virus firm F-Secure detailed a Trojan dropper that will insert a backdoor onto targeted systems. During the attack, a PDF is forcibly opened, designed to distract the end user from the shenanigans going on in the background.

According to F-Secure, the PDF file is written in Chinese, and is politically inflammatory. While the PDF launches, malware is dropped after it downloaded from a remote server located in Russia.

via Mac OS X Lion: Losing its security pride.