Posts Tagged ‘sense of security’

Fake Wendi Deng Murdoch makes mockery of Twitter verified account process

Jan

2012

A fake account, claiming to be run by Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng, has made a mockery of Twitter’s “verified account” process. The @Wendi_Deng Twitter account, created shortly after media tycoon Rupert Murdoch joined the social network, has been bemusing Twitter users for the last few days and managed to earn a (much coveted) blue […]

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How to keep Mac OS X’s safe downloads list up-to-date

Dec

2011

Did you know that Mac OS X includes some very basic protection against malicious downloads? When you download an application via Safari or an attachment in Mail and then try to open it, Apple checks the file against its “safe downloads list” (sometimes called “XProtect.plist” after its file name) to ensure it doesn’t contain any […]

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Does Mac OS X Need Protection?

Jul

2011

Over the last couple of months, the concern of whether Mac OS X has become a greater target for attackers has grown, and rightfully so. The Mac OS X market share has steadily increased, and is currently well above 10 percent. From the attackers standpoint, what it always comes down to is dollars. At a […]

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