After years of panning Microsoft’s virus-prone Windows operating system, it now seems Apple’s getting a taste of its own medicine. The Mac maker has quietly updated its recommendations for customers, suggesting that “widespread use” of antivirus software will minimise risks to OS X.
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Hackers have cracked the control code in the Google Android operating system used on T-Mobile’s G1 mobile phone, therefore bypassing security restrictions and opening it up for new programs to be installed.
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Gigantic iPhone security loophole discovered
Apple’s iPhone is touting itself as being ultra-secure. With Steve Jobs’ hand hovering over the iPhone app kill switch, and enterprise customers given the ability to wipe iPhones remotely, we can all sleep soundly at night.
At least we could, until the latest gigantic loophope was discovered…
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