Charlie Miller
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Mac security not so much about the Mac
News The days of worms and viruses that targeted a specific operating system are as dated as The Spice Girls, as security threats move online to target the browser and phishing scams.
MacBook Air hacked in security contest
News A security company has awarded US$10,000, and a free MacBook Air, to a group of security researchers who gained control of the system through a Safari vulnerability.
Tags: Web browsers, Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets
Google patches Android security flaw
News T-Mobile and Google are distributing a patch to close a browser security hole that came to light in late October.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Security, Google Inc., T-Mobile G1, RFC, mobile phone operating system, system update, software, patch management
Safari hole exploited in seconds at security event
News Charlie Miller, who won a contest by hacking a MacBook Air last year, exploits a security hole in Safari within seconds at the CanSecWest security conference.
Tags: PC security, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Air, Security, Exploit, Web Browser, Apple MacBook, computer, Charlie Miller, TippingPoint Technologies
Researcher faults Apple on iPhone security updates
News Leading Mac OS X researcher says iPhone, still at version 1.1.4, is at least four months behind desktop OS in patching many known Mac OS X security vulnerabilities.
Tags: Security, Mac OS, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, phone, software, Apple Safari
Exploiting QuickTime flaws in 'Second Life'
News Researchers show how objects with multimedia attributes within Second Life can unleash malware on unsuspecting users.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms
Apple fixing iPhone SMS security hole
News Vulnerability in the way iPhones handle text messages could be used to track the location of the phone, turn on the microphone, or turn phone into botnet zombie.
Tags: Mobile, Security Management, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Security, Conference, co-author, RFC
Android phones await security patch
News Users should not use their browser until a patch for a security hole is made available, a security researcher says.
Tags: Smart phones, Search, Apple MacBook Air, Security, Mobile, Web Browser, Google Inc., Packetvideo, Vulnerability, Open Source
Mobile: The holy grail at security conference
News Security experts launch successful exploits against browsers at the CanSecWest conference, but fail--or fail to even try--exploiting smartphones despite a US$10,000 prize.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Mobile, Conference, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., phone, TippingPoint Technologies, Google Android
