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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
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APRA targets cyber hygiene and board oversight with new security strategy
SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service
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OS makers plug decades-old critical Kerberos crypto bug
Windows, OS X, Linux distributions and BSDs affected.
Jul 14 2017 6:45AM
Apple bolsters security in new iOS and macOS
Patches galore for security holes.
Mar 28 2017 12:10PM
Newly-discovered Mac malware runs ancient code
"Fruitfly" also likely to affect Linux.
Jan 19 2017 9:18AM
Skype for Macs has a long-standing backdoor
Apps can spy on comms in secret.
Dec 14 2016 9:15AM
Apple ships final version of macOS Sierra
Device interoperability, security fixes in version 10.12.
Sep 21 2016 6:39AM
OS X patched against 'Pegasus' spyware exploits
Follows emergency update for iOS devices last week.
Sep 2 2016 9:16AM
PowerShell goes open source
Cmdlets for Linux and Apple macOS.
Aug 21 2016 9:00AM
Mac malware gives attackers backdoor into OS X
'Eleanor' opens Tor connection.
Jul 7 2016 3:36PM
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British govt hackers report vulnerabilities to Apple
Were they no longer needed by GCHQ?
May 25 2016 6:50AM
Vale OS X, arise MacOS?
10.11.5 could be the last OS X.
Apr 15 2016 9:55AM
Apple patches encryption flaw in iOS and OS X
Vulnerability could give access to iMessage content.
Mar 22 2016 6:45AM
The era of Macs being safer than Windows is long gone
[Blog post] Apple users in the malware firing line.
Mar 15 2016 2:45PM
Apple plugs large number of security holes in iOS 9.2
OS X, watchOS, tvOS and Xcode vulnerabilities also patched.
Dec 9 2015 10:26AM
Apple open sources Swift coding language
Linux port of Swift out at the same time.
Dec 4 2015 8:46AM
Apple OS X anti-malware tool easily bypassed
Bad files can land on user devices despite Gatekeeper protection.
Oct 6 2015 8:48AM
Apple OS X hit by new zero-day
Proof of concept released without notifying Apple.
Aug 17 2015 5:53AM
Apple iOS Masque bug under active exploit
Cybercrims crack open security on Apple devices.
Aug 10 2015 11:31AM
Mac OS X root privileges zero-day under active exploit
Disclosure without reporting to Apple bites innocent users.
Aug 5 2015 9:53AM
Apple issues large patch set to shore up OS X, iOS security
High-profile zero-days taken care of.
Jul 1 2015 6:02PM
Researchers poke huge holes in OS X, iOS app security
Inter-app and OS trust model found to be flawed.
Jun 18 2015 5:16AM
