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Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes
Apple on Monday released updates to its QuickTime media player software to repair eight serious security vulnerabilities. Read more »
Mac community must wake up to security
Apple Macintosh users believe they are immune from security problems and need to wake up to the potential of attack -- before they are rudely awoken by a destructive piece of malware. Read more »
Better Windows security keeps Apple safer: Gartner
Research group Gartner has said that Mac OS X users are now safer from a mass attack -- such as Blaster on Windows -- than they were two years ago, partly because Microsoft has closed so many holes in its ubiquitous platform. Read more »
Attack code out for Apple flaw
Attack code that exploits a flaw in Apple Computer's Mac OS X was publicly released Wednesday in the US, increasing the urgency to patch. Read more »
Researcher to expose Intel security flaws
An independent security researcher has flagged plans to reveal a proof of concept security exploit that could work remotely against any machine using Intel processors, including those used in Apple's famously secure Macs. Read more »
Microsoft: All operating systems should use Vista's UAC security
Microsoft Australia has defended the company's User Account Control (UAC) system as being "misunderstood" Read more »
Qld education progresses PC project
Queensland's Department of Education, Training and the Arts has revealed it is most of the way through one of Australia's largest roll-outs of a standard desktop PC and server operating environments, including a standardised Apple Mac installation. Read more »
OpenOffice worm hits Mac, Linux and Windows
Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec. Read more »
Web browser 'windows of exposure' shrink
Web browser makers are getting quicker at patching vulnerabilities, according to antivirus vendor Symantec's latest global security report. Read more »
Windows patch and iPod exploited in e-mail scams
Fake Windows security patches and rogue iPod invoices have been making the rounds this week as spammers continue trying to fool people into installing Trojans on their PC. Read more »
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Windows XP SP2 -- test your applications
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.