Thursday, November 1, 2007

Mac Trojan Not a Surprise

Any operating system routinely run by people who think that they are safe from security threats due to a brand name is cracker candy.

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/10/mac-users-get-a.html?cid=88392224#comment-88392224

This is the first of many exploits that will be targeted at Macs. I would be surprised if the exploits discussed at the 2006 Back Hat conference a while back aren't already in use somewhere.

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/002514.html

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2175

Upshot - computers with internet connections (especially WiFi) are vulnerable to exploits. Patch 'em and run malware defense software to, at least, minimize the damage.

Sorry the world isn't a nicer place....

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