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Anatomy of a security hole – the break that broke sudo

May

2012

A recently-patched bug in the widely-used sudo command makes for interesting reading. The patch reminds us of some important points in security-related programming.The UNIX sudo command is usually translated to mean “do as superuser” – in other words, it lets you run administrative commands one at a time, without logging in as the superuser (root, […]

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Could hackers set fire to your Apple battery with a virus?

Jul

2011

Could hackers set fire to your Apple battery with a virus? Some recent news stories seem to suggest that they might. One uncompromising headline certainly implies that battery-based malware – whether inferno-related or not – is an inevitability, trumpeting proudly that “Apple laptop batteries are the new attack vector.” That remains to be seen, as […]

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