appleinsider.com - 3/27/2009
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Charlie Miller, the security expert who won both this and last year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own security contests by exploiting Macs running Safari, repeated in an interview that he'd recommend Macs to typical users as a safer alternative to Windows PCs.
sophos.com - 3/26/2009
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sophos.com —
Pob in our analysis labs blogged earlier this
week about a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan...
horse for Mac OS X that he had written protection against. One of the ways in which the OSX/RSPlug-F Mac Trojan horse is being distributed by hackers is in the ...
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Apple Mac malware: caught on camera | Graham Cluley's blog
blogs.wsj.com - 3/27/2009
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For months, Microsoft has jabbed at Apple with
an, at times, baffling advertising campaign for Windows PCs....
Now Microsoft may finally land a solid blow against its rival. Video: Laptop Hunters $1000 - Lauren Gets an HP Pavilion In a new chapter to its ...
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PC to Mac: I’m Cheaper - Digits
designer-daily.com - 3/26/2009
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designer-daily.com —
As a full-time freelancer and part-time geek, I
like to play around and install applications on my...
Mac. In the following list I share some of the free Mac apps that make my life easier. I also own a PC, so I give my readers who use a PC an alternative ...
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25 free Mac Apps for freelancers | Design daily news
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Winning Pwn2Own Hacker: Macs Are Safer Than PCs [Fight Night]
Gizmodo —
... won't get Conficker, either). And not be stupid. Since no anti-malware software would've stopped his exploit: "None of those protections would have probably worked, or at least there were potential workarounds. The best thing the user could have done is not click on the malicious link. Of course, in some cases such as a man-in-the-middle attack, even this wouldn't have helped." Oh, so maybe everybody is just screwed. [Tom's Hardware via AppleInsider]
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Microsoft’s new ad hits Mac’s weak spot
PalmAddicts —
... coming out from Apple users with this kinda ad, then the software giant has achieved their first intention of making the ads: to make people talk about Windows again. What will happen next? Be sure to wait for Apple to strikes back with another genuine “Get a Mac,” things are just heating up and get interesting… Sources are from:
I'm a PC, and this time Microsoft's buying (AP)
Microsoft Hits Apple Where it Hurts (PC World)
Pwn2Own contest winner: Macs are safer than Windows (AppleInsider) ...
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