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Mac easiest to hack, says $10,000 winner The security researcher who walked away with $10,000 Thursday by hacking a MacBook Air in less than two minutes said he chose to attack Apple Inc. 's operating system for one simple reason."It was the easiest on Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest It may be the quickest $10,000 Charlie Miller ever earned.He took the first of three laptop computers -- and a $10,000 cash prize -- Thursday after breaking into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conferen Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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One year after Mac hack contest, Linux and Vista may be tested One year after launching a controversial Macintosh hacking contest, the promoters of the CanSecWest security research conference are thinking about giving hackers another shot at cracking the Mac. Only this time, they're looking to broaden the field. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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So what's the easiest box to hack - Vista, Ubuntu or OS X? CanSecWest's Pwn2Own contest returns Tired of all the knee-jerk banter from fanboys about whose operating system is the most secure? So are the organizers of the CanSecWest security conference, which will be held in Vancouver later this month. And with a contest awarding as much as $25,000 worth Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Will Apple ever liberalize Mac OS X virtualization? Over the past two years, running Windows and Windows apps virtually on Apple hardware has become a popular way for consumers to dump their PCs in favor of Mac gear.Microsoft's liberal attitude, while hurting har Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Moto split, Mac hack, Microsoft secrets Conferences this week put the spotlight on security news with a MacBook Air being hacked in two minutes during a competition and research finding that Microsoft patches holes faster than Apple. Otherwise, H-1B visas were back in the news, word seeped out that Microsof Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Five reasons to ditch the Mac and return to PCs Timothy Keanini, chief technology officer of nCircle, loves Macs -- just not in his company (a maker of network security and compliance management tools).Keanini has been both a Mac user and a Mac developer duri Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Apple's secret business weapon? Judging from initial accounts, the next version of the Mac OS X, named Snow Leopard, will be aimed squarely at business and enterprise users, signaling a formal push by Apple to take Windows head on outside the consumer and education markets. "Apple is taking the Mac Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mac 'n' Cheese Winner: Laura Macek Emeril announced the winner of America's favorite mac'n'cheese recipe. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Experts hack power grid in no time Cracking a power company network and gaining access that could shut down the grid is simple, a security expert told an RSA audience, and he has done so in less than a day.Ira Winkler, a penetration-testing consu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Strong Mac sales boost Apple's quarterly earnings Apple reported strong earnings for the second quarter of 2008 on Wednesday with Macintosh computer sales overriding weak growth in iPod shipments.The company's net revenue was $7.51 billion for the quarter that Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Wind Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mac Pro options put to the test Mac users seem to have more choices than ever when it comes to configuring Apple hardware. Sure, in the past, you could often add a hard drive here or extra RAM there, but now a bevy of options are yours for the choosing, as Macworld Lab discovered when we tested a tr Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7 Microsoft Tuesday revealed Windows 7 at its annual Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles. Windows 7 is designed to replace Windows Vista as the main operating system for Windows-based PC users. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Bitlocker hack is easily prevented, Microsoft says Restoring Vista disk crypto's good name A disk encryption system built into Windows Vista remains a viable way to protect sensitive files, according to Microsoft. In a blog posting, Russ Humphries, senior product manager for Windows Vista Security, outlined simple steps that users can take to pre Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Trade group says FCC auction plan doomed to fail In a scathing filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, an association representing mobile operators criticized the agency's plan to auction spectrum that would require the winner to offer free wireless Internet services. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Thousands hit in broad Web hack Hackers have launched a massive Web hacking campaign, putting malicious links on as many as 10,000 servers, security vendor Kaspersky Lab warned Friday."Were estimating that in the last two days alone, between Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Psystar sells a $399 Mac clone - Macworld Digitaltrends.comPsystar sells a $399 Mac cloneMacworld - 2 hours agoby Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com Miami-based Psystar has begun selling a new computer that it says will run Mac OS X Leopard - in other words, a Mac clone.Mac OS X seller (not Apple) disappears afte Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Va. Congressman Claims Cyber Hack Attack Rep. Frank Wolf says FBI is investigating efforts to hack into office computers. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Yahoo hosts developers at Open Hack 2008 Yahoo is hosting about 300 developers at its Open Hack 2008 event this weekend, encouraging them to build applications on top of the company's products.The event is being held at Yahoo's Sunnyvale, Calif., offic Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |