Security

Cyber Attacks New Initiative for Homeland Security

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff described chilling scenarious at the RSA Conference, a group of cyber security specialists, in San Francisco Tuesday.Chertoff demonstrated that through the Internet, terrorists and criminals can do the kind of damage they could never do on their own. He cited the massive denial-of-service attack launched against the Estonian government computers last ye... Cyber Attacks New Initiative for Homeland Security

Apple Mac OS X Security Update

Apple Mac OS X Security UpdateApple has released security update 2008-002 for Mac OS X for server and desktop versions of Tiger and Leopard.Apple has pushed out several security updates this week starting with the Safari browser, and now it's OS X. The security updates, 2008-002, fixes more than 93 vulnerabilities in nearly every major component of its operating system and supporting software... Apple Mac OS X Security Update

Mac Leopard OS Hit With E-Mail Security Flaw

The problem was identified recently by UK based Heise Security, which says it's identical to a security flaw that first came to light in Tiger Mail back in March, 2006.Leopard OS X 10.5 has the same security flaw that Apple originally patched in Tiger.Apple Mail vulnerability users will experience limitations in the Download Validation feature that warns users whether the file type is "s... Mac Leopard OS Hit With E-Mail Security Flaw

Homeland Security and Terrorism Adviser Resigns

Fran Townsend is resigning as terrorism and homeland security adviser after 4 1/2 years with the Bush administration."Fran always has provided wise counsel on how best to protect the American people from the threat of terrorism," President Bush said in a brief statement. "She has been a steady leader in the effort to prevent and disrupt attacks and to better respond to natural disas... Homeland Security and Terrorism Adviser Resigns

Apple Updates Mac, Safari, Patches Security

Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.11 on Wednesday to fix a long list of Tiger related issues. The update addresses several potential security threats and includes Safari 3.Mac OS X 10.4.11 update also corrected a problem when copying files from Mac OS 9 AFP sharepoints, improved AFP over Bonjour support, improved third-party wireless WAN device support, and updated Daylight Saving Time information for ... Apple Updates Mac, Safari, Patches Security

Mozilla releases critical Firefox security update, offers Leopard support

Mozilla announced that Firefox version 2.0.0.8 is now available to download which includes 10 security updates for the browser and Leopard Mac support. The latest security release is Mozilla's third try at patching up critical vulnerabilities for Firefox. Updates to Firefox can be done by loading the browser which will search for the latest patch release. Once found, the browser will automati... Mozilla releases critical Firefox security update, offers Leopard support