Saturday, February 17, 2007

Apple update patches iChat, disk image flaws

AppleInsider - Apple Inc. on Thursday issued a security update that stomps out four critical flaws within its Mac OS X operating system, all of which were first revealed last month as part of the 'Month of Apple Bugs' project run by independent security analysts.

use Software Update under the Apple icon or in System Preferences

Mac Malware: Slow but Steady Evolution - Mac News
The number of OS X security vulnerabilities is on the rise, which may have something to do with Apple's growing personal computer market share. Still, the operating system remains an infrequent victim for malware hackers compared to Windows systems. Though incidents are increasing, most malware targeting OS X remains one-off, proof-of-concept code.

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