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Security, Sanity and Social Networking in the Ranks August 07, 2009 
U.S. military service members who want to keep up with friends and family back home have often turned to social networking Web sites to stay in touch. But the Department of Defense hasn't quite made up its mind whether these kinds of sites are friends or enemies. It definitely loves social networking when it comes to recruiting -- you can follow or friend any and all branches if you're thinking about joining up.
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Mac OS X Update Polishes Its Image August 06, 2009 
In what may be the last significant OS X update Apple pushes out before the arrival of Snow Leopard, the company on Wednesday released Security Update 2009-003 to fix flaws in the platform. As with other security updates, this one, known as "OS X.10.5.8," can be downloaded and installed through Mac users' Software Update preferences or from Apple Downloads.
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Apple Seals iPhone's SMS Security Leak July 31, 2009 
Could something as simple as an SMS text message turn your own smartphone against you, allowing a hacker to listen in on your private conversations or direct you to a malicious Web site? It can be done, according to security experts presenting their findings Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
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Apple Update Swats Bugs Large and Small December 16, 2008
Apple has released its latest update for Mac OS X, bringing the version numbers up to 10.5.6. Depending on a user's destination Mac, the update ranges from 190 MB or so up to a staggering 668 MB "combo" update, which tends to be used in organizations that plan to update multiple different Macs. The update includes dozens of general operating system fixes that enhance stability, compatibility and security.
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Tiny Trojan Trots Into Mac OS X Turf June 20, 2008 
With the rise in popularity of Apple's Mac computers and the OS X operating systems they run, dangerous malware, viruses and Trojans are now being targeted for the Mac, too. The most recent case in point comes courtesy of a security advisory released by SecureMac. The advisory warns that multiple variants of a new Trojan horse -- out in the wild -- is ready to run roughshod all over OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
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Apple Gives Leopard a Good Brushing May 30, 2008 
Apple has completed a major security overhaul of its Leopard operating system. The fix addresses more than 40 crucial security flaws, including one in iCal that allows hackers to attack the computer remotely. Plugging the iCal hole was the most immediate need Apple had to address.
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Mac Bloggers Investigate iPhone Design, Talk Trade-Ins, Sew Up Security May 30, 2008 
In Apple news this week, the iPhone frenzy continues ... or perhaps it's just getting started. The company continues to snag partners left and right all over the globe ahead of the next-generation 3G iPhone, which a lot of Apple watchers predict will be announced June 9 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
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Safari Fix Makes Macs a Little Less PWNable April 17, 2008 
Apple issued four security updates Thursday for its Web browser Safari, one of which patches the highly publicized -- yet secret -- hole that let security expert Charlie Miller burrow his way into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conference last month. The vulnerability was immediately disclosed to Apple from the conference, but today is the first time it's been widely identified.
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Mac Bloggers Surf Safari 3.1, Fuss Over Flash, Swoon for Unlimited iTunes March 21, 2008 
It may be some time before any Apple news rivals the iPhone software development kit or the MacBook Air, but it's nonetheless been a busy week for Apple-focused bloggers. Apple updated its Airport Express WiFi mini router to the faster 802.11n standard, delivered a new version of Safari, fixed dozens of security weaknesses, and saw Mac sales shoot through the roof in February.
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Apple Finally Fixes Flaw First Found in Jan. '07 February 12, 2008 
Apple released its first security update for 2008 late Monday, correcting vulnerabilities in OS X Leopard and Tiger. Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Security Update 2008-001 correct 11 flaws in applications such as Time Machine, Parental Control, Mail and Safari. Also included is a patch for a directory services vulnerability that was listed in the "Month of Apple Bugs" project, released in January 2007.
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Apple's '07 Patch Tally Nearly Twice Last Year's December 18, 2007
Apple's patchy year continued Monday as the Mac maker released fixes for some 40 Mac OS X glitches in its ninth security update. In a separate release, Apple also put out an update to plug a flaw in the beta version of its Safari 3 Web browser running on Windows Vista and XP. The company also dealt with 18 other Java-related vulnerabilities in addition to its ongoing QuickTime flaw, with patches released last Thursday.
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Apple Issues Gargantuan Software Update November 15, 2007 
Apple released an update to top all updates Wednesday. Included in the massive bundle -- aimed primarily at users of Apple's Tiger operating system -- is the just-out-of-beta Safari 3 as well as about 44 fixes for a spate of security flaws. The software maker's latest batch of updates and security fixes in its combo update weigh in at a whopping 321.5 MB.
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QuickTime Flaws Torment Apple for Seventh Time This Year November 06, 2007 
Apple released another version of its QuickTime digital media player Monday. The latest edition of the application corrects seven potentially harmful security vulnerabilities discovered in previous versions of the software, QuickTime 7.2 and earlier. Users Windows and users of OS X should download and install the QuickTime 7.3 update, according to Apple.
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Big Apple Patch Includes 11th Hour iPhone Fix August 01, 2007 
Apple released three security updates Tuesday that correct a slew of bugs, including a hole discovered last week in the one-month-old iPhone. This is Apple's seventh security update this year. The bundled patches fix approximately 45 vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X operating system, the Safari browser for Windows beta, and the iPhone.
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Apple Plugs More Holes in Safari June 25, 2007 
Apple continues to tweak and tighten up Safari 3, as it forges ahead with the public beta testing of what it calls the world's "fastest Web browser on any platform." Two weeks didn't pass from the time Apple released Safari 3 beta until it issued a second round of patches for the browser. The second installment came in the form of the Safari 3.0.2 beta download announced Friday.
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Apple Plugs Gaping Hole in Media Player May 30, 2007 
Apple on Tuesday released patches for two flaws, one considered a serious hole, in its QuickTime media player -- just one week after releasing a bug catcher for the Mac OS X operating system. The security fix to QuickTime 7.1.6 addresses two issues in the way QuickTime works on the Java platform. The more serious problem could allow hackers to take control of an unpatched computer from a remote location.
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