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Snow Leopard Bug Deletes All Data, Apple Enters Data Loss Competition With Microsoft

Written on October 13, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 13 people have commented

The intertubes are ablaze today with reports of a serious bug in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that, under certain conditions, can destroy all of a user’s personal data.
The problem lies with Mac OS X’s Guest Account functionality, and was first reported at the beginning of September on Apple’s Support Discussions forum. Specifically, some [...]

Java Update for OS X Addresses Security Flaw

Written on June 16, 2009 by Charles Jade and 3 people have commented

Apple has finally issued a patch for a security flaw related to Java that was first reported in August 2008. Java for Mac OS X update “delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java” in both 10.5 and 10.4.
The update also addresses a critical vulnerability in which a malware applet might gain access to the [...]

Apple unveils Leopard security guide

Written on June 05, 2008 by Opal Tribble and 1 person has commented

Apple releases a security guide for Mac OS X 10.5