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We just added the following Data to our Site: 8.3.2008 News Apple's latest security update (2008-005) has addressed many security issues including the highly discussed Apple Remote Desktop Agent security hole. Install the latest... See more » We just added the following Data to our Site: 8.3.2008 News Apple's latest security update (2008-005) has addressed many security issues including the highly discussed Apple Remote Desktop Agent security hole. Install the latest security update by running Software Update. 7.14.2008 News Sophos has released a whitepaper offering 10 steps to better protect your Mac from data theft. Some steps include setting firmware password, seperate keychain passwords, filevaulted home folders, securely empty trash, and setup secure virtual memory. Read the full white paper. 6.20.2008 News Intego has posted an advisory titled OSX.Trojan.PokerStealer Trojan Horse to their website. The trojan horse is a script wrapped in an executable bundle. Once launched, the script will prompt the user for his password, and turn on SSH for outside attackers to gain access to the system. 6.19.2008 News Security Alert: SecureMac has discovered multiple variants of a new Trojan horse in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. AppleScript.THT Trojan Horse runs hidden on the system, and allows a malicious user complete remote access to the system, can transmit system and user passwords, and can avoid detection by opening ports in the firewall and turning off system logging. Additionally, the AppleScript.THT Trojan horse can log keystrokes, take pictures with the built-in Apple iSight camera, take screenshots, and turn on file sharing. The Trojan horse exploits a recently discovered vulnerability with the Apple Remote Desktop Agent, which allows it to run as root. Read more. 6.18.2008 News Security Alert: Mac OS X root escalation exploit code in the wild. Read more. 1.09.2008 News SecureMac has released a free utility called DNSChanger Removal Tool to remove the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, also known as OSX.RSPlug.A and OSX/Puper, which has been found on numerous pornographic websites disguising itself as a video codec. Once downloaded and installed, DNSChanger changes the DNS settings on the computer, redirecting websites entered by the user to malicious sites. If personal information is entered on these malicious websites, it can lead to identity theft. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected, DNSChanger Removal Tool will give you the option to remove it. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected and removed, you will need to restart your computer to clear out the bad DNS entries added by the DNSChanger Trojan Horse. Download DNSTrojan Removal Tool. This detection and removal is also available in MacScan. 11.21.2007 News Security Alert: Intego has released a security advisory entitled 'Mac OS X Leopard Quarantine Bug Allows Users to Launch Malicious Attachments in Mail' which they consider low but still a threat. They have proof of concept and details surrounding this vulnerability. Read more. SecureMac has released MacScan 2.5.1 the premier anti-spyware security program for Mac OS X. Click to download MacScan. 10.31.2007 News SecureMac's Anti-Spyware program for the Macintosh has been released. MacScan 2.5 adds Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) support as well as the ability to schedule scans. Now you can have MacScan audit your system while you are sleeping or in your idle time. To download your thirty day trial of MacScan or upgrade your existing version please visit the MacScan Homepage. 7.16.2007 News Adobe Flash exploit could log keystrokes according to three critical security updates released. Adobe Flash Players 9.0.45.0, 8.0.34.0 and 7.0.69.9 as well as earlier version running on ALL platforms are vulnerable and can be exploited by loading a malicious SWF file under these players. 5.30.2007 News Apple has released their security update (2007-005) this month with another security update specifically for QuickTime following only a few days after. The QuickTime security issue detailed on Apples site describes the execution as "...enticing a user to visit a web page containing a maliciously crafted Java applet, an attacker can trigger the issue which may lead to arbitrary code execution." For those who do not have their computers set to check for updates See less »

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