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Apple s'occupe de la sécurité de Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Apple s'occupe de la sécurité de Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Apple a corrigé les failles de Leopard....

 

Habituellement, Apple se contente de maintenir à jour les deux dernières versions de son système d'exploitation.

 

Cette mise à jour de Leopard est la première significative depuis la sortie de Mac OS X 10.7 Lion l'année dernière, ===> preuve qu'Apple prend la menace de Flashback très au sérieux. <===

 

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Le trojan Flaskback fait fortune sur Mac

Le trojan Flaskback fait fortune sur Mac | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Chaque jour, selon Symantec, le cheval de Troie Flashback.k - dont sont victimes les Mac d'Apple – rapporterait 10 000 dollars à ses auteurs.

 

 

 

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Flashback : une affaire à 10 000 $ par jour

Flashback : une affaire à 10 000 $ par jour | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Selon Symantec, les auteurs du malware Flashback ont pu gagner jusqu'à 10 000 $ par jour au plus fort de l'infection, qui a touché environ 1 % des Mac en circulation.

 

 

 

===> Un business lucratif qui explique pourquoi, sa popularité aidant, le Mac est lui aussi devenu une proie pour les hackers. <===

 

 

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Flashback-Trojaner kostet Google viel Geld

Flashback-Trojaner kostet Google viel Geld | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Über Flashback dürften sich nicht nur die Besitzer befallener Rechner ärgern, sondern auch Google. Jeden Tag sollen dem Suchgiganten wegen des Trojaners bis zu 10'000 US-Dollar entgehen.
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Bad Apples: Mac Malware through the Years

Bad Apples: Mac Malware through the Years | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

With the recent glut of high profile Mac-based malware like MacDefender and Flashback, it’s easy to forget that Macintosh computers (and Mac malware) have been kicking around for more than thirty years – longer, even, than Windows malware.

 

In fact, the first documented Mac virus actually predated some of the first PC viruses by a good four years. While conventional wisdom has always assumed that Macs are inherently safer than PCs, wider adoption of Macs in recent years has given rise to new and more sophisticated threats, with many suggesting that Apple’s honeymoon with malware authors may be over.

 

As this slideshow of Mac Malware through the years shows, however, Apple machines are no strangers to malicious software.

 

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New data shows older OS X versions more susceptible to malware

New data shows older OS X versions more susceptible to malware | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
New details about the extent of the Mac-specific Flashback malware epidemic emerged today.
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Sophos warns of Mac OS security vulnerabilities

Sophos warns of Mac OS security vulnerabilities | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Mac computers are not immune to viruses...

 

SECURITY VENDOR Sophos' senior technology consultant Graham Cluley warns that it's time for Apple users to take notice of the threats facing Mac OS X operating systems by securing their computers with antivirus software.


Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/1abnN)

 

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Apple “ten years behind Microsoft” in malware readiness

Apple “ten years behind Microsoft” in malware readiness | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Apple is a decade behind Microsoft in terms of Mac malware security, research firm Kaspersky has contentiously suggested, something it predicts the Cupertino firm will quickly realize in a fast-approaching storm of rogue software.

 

“I think they are ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security” company CEO Eugene Kaspersky told Computer Business Review at a security event this week, predicting a torrent of malware is incoming for OS X and that Apple will have to pull its boots up in order to handle it.

 

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Macs, iPhones, iPads Are Now Bigger Targets for Malware, Attackers

Macs, iPhones, iPads Are Now Bigger Targets for Malware, Attackers | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
The recent Flashback malware attack, which at its height infected more than 600,000 Macs- or more than 1 percent of all systems in use worldwide- not only was the largest such incident involving Apple systems, but also the latest in a string of...

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Macs More Likely to Carry Windows Malware Than Mac Malware

Macs More Likely to Carry Windows Malware Than Mac Malware | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
One in five Mac computers is likely to carry Windows malware, but only one in 36 is likely to be infected with malware specifically designed for the Mac OS X, according to study performed by antivirus firm Sophos.
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Drastic drop of Flashbackridden Macs appears premature

Drastic drop of Flashbackridden Macs appears premature | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
At least two security firms that estimated a significant drop in Mac systems infected with the datastealing Flashback trojan admit they made erroneous calls.

 

The company said its ===> count may have been distorted because a third-party sinkhole that used a “tarpitting” technique to prevent the malware from attempting to connect to subsequent domains, such as the one set up by Symantec to tally the number of infected Macs, Liam O Murchu, director of operations at the company's Security Response Center, said in an email Monday to SCMagazine.com. <===

 

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New Flashback variant silently infects Macs

New Flashback variant silently infects Macs | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
A new Flashback Trojan has been discovered that infects Macs without prompting the user for a password.
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Noch 550.000 Macs mit Flashback verseucht

Noch 550.000 Macs mit Flashback verseucht | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Trotz gegenteiliger Meldung: Noch 550.000 Macs mit Flashback verseucht
Obwohl Zahlen von Kaspersky erst etwas anderes sagten, warnt Dr. Web davor, den Apple-Ausnahmezustand vorzeitig zu beenden. Laut seiner aktuellen Statistik seien noch immer 556.000 Macintoshs infiziert. Dieser Ansicht schließt sich auch Symantec an.

 

Sollten die Zahlen von Dr. Web korrekt sein, steht Apple noch viel Arbeit bevor. Bislang hat das Unternehmen drei Java-Updates veröffentlicht. Das jüngste soll Flashback von Macs mit OS X Lion und OS X Snow Leopard entfernen. Diese Updates sind aber nur effektiv, wenn sie auch installiert werden, was nach Untersuchungen von Sicherheitsforschern nicht alle Nutzer machen. Zudem verwenden rund 17 Prozent der Mac-Anwender eine ältere Version von Mac OS X, für die es keine Sicherheitsupdates gibt. Das entspricht rund 10 Millionen Apple-Computern.

 

Unabhängigen Sicherheitsexperten zufolge handelte es sich bei Flashback um die bislang größte Infektion von Apples Mac-Plattform.

 

===> Die Zeiten, in denen Mac OS als immun gegen Schaftsoftware aller Art galt, seien endgültig vorbei. <===

 

 

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Première mise à jour majeure pour Mac OS X 10.5 depuis un an

Première mise à jour majeure pour Mac OS X 10.5 depuis un an | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Première mise à jour majeure pour Mac OS X 10.5 depuis un an 

 

La mise à jour proposée par Apple ne corrige pas des bugs dans Mac OS X 10.5, mais comprend l'outil de suppression du malware Flashback, ainsi que la désactivation des anciennes versions de Flash Player d'Adobe.

 

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L'antivirus gratuit Avast s'exporte désormais vers Mac OS X

L'antivirus gratuit Avast s'exporte désormais vers Mac OS X | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Depuis les aventures du malware Flashback sur Mac OS X, la sécurité des Mac est redevenue un sujet à sensations. Les éditeurs de solutions de sécurité s’en sont donnés à cœur joie, l’occasion leur étant fournie de mettre en pratique des ...

 

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Virus: les Macs ont perdu leur innocence

Virus: les Macs ont perdu leur innocence | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Vous croyez toujours que votre Mac est sécurisé, car les PC Microsoft tombent sous les virus et les vers, mais pas les Macs ? Réveillez-vous ! Cette année a connu la première compromission majeure de Macs à travers le monde (*). Qu'en est-il du vôtre ?

 

Ainsi, utilisateurs de Mac, sachez que, d'une part mettre à jour en temps opportun, et d'autre part utiliser un logiciel anti-virus sont également bons pour votre Mac (et vos nerfs).

 

Gardez votre système d'exploitation à jour en utilisant le mécanisme de "Mise à jour de logiciels..." qui est accessible dans le menu "Apple". Utilisez les droits "administrateur" uniquement lorsque c'est nécessaire, sinon, conservez les droits "utilisateur" restreints.

 

Mais notez aussi qu'Apple peut encore s'améliorer: il leur a fallu des mois pour publier le correctif approprié - ce qui est long comparé au cycle mensuel de mise à jour de Microsoft.

 

 

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Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue

Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Flashback Malware Robs Google of $10,000/Day in Ad Revenue

 

The authors of MacOS malware 'Flashback' are reaping an estimated $10,000 a day by through an additional component, Symantec reports.

 

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Flashback malware exposes big gaps in Apple security response

Flashback malware exposes big gaps in Apple security response | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
A pair of high-profile malware attacks have given Apple a crash course in security response.

 

 

 

 

===> A MUST READ for Apple users!!! <===

 

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Hackers re-target Apple Mac OS with Flashback Java security vulnerability

Hackers re-target Apple Mac OS with Flashback Java security vulnerability | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Cyber criminals using same exploit to infect Windows and Mac OS machines with new malware...
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Sécurité : "Apple doit s'inspirer de Microsoft"

Sécurité : "Apple doit s'inspirer de Microsoft" | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Apple a des leçons à prendre chez Microsoft en matière de sécurité, c'est le contast dressé par Eugene Kaspersky, le PDG de l'éditeur de logiciels spécialisés qui porte son nom.

 

===> Utilisateurs Mac, apprenez la sécurité informatique dès à présent ! <===

 

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Big Mac Attack: Apple Security Bruised after OS X Infections: Scientific American

Big Mac Attack: Apple Security Bruised after OS X Infections: Scientific American | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Malware like Flashback, which has infected hundreds of thousands of Macs, could become commonplace as cyber attackers target Apple...
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New, Sneakier Flashback Malware Infects Macs

New, Sneakier Flashback Malware Infects Macs | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware was uncovered yesterday by the French security firm Intego.

 

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Flashback Virus Infects Computers at University of Iowa

Flashback Virus Infects Computers at University of Iowa | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Fresher students at University of Iowa lately were unable to access the other UI computers when the Flashback virus reportedly infected the campus network.
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WordPress gets updated for security issues

WordPress gets updated for security issues | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
WordPress installations received a security upgrade on Friday to patch a number of vulnerabilities.

 

The update to version 3.3.2, as well as 3.4 Beta 3, fixes issues in file uploaders Plupload and SWFUpload, and Adobe Flash embedding tool SWFObject. The new version also comes with fixes for several privilege escalation and cross-site scripting bugs.

 

Cyber criminals heavily use vulnerable WordPress sites to spread malware, and they may have been utilized in the recent Flashback trojan attacks on Mac OS X systems.

 

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New Java trojan and old MS Word vulnerabilities need patching

New Java trojan and old MS Word vulnerabilities need patching | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

According to fresh warnings by security vendor Intego, another Java vulnerability is attacking Macs that haven’t been patched with Apple’s Java for OS X Lion 2012-002 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7, released earlier this month.

 

Meanwhile, the security analysts warned that many copies of older versions of MS Word haven’t been patched and are being infected.

 

The Word vulnerability was patched by Microsoft several years ago, however, many Mac users haven’t bothered to install the patches or have turned off the automated Microsoft updates installer. According to Integro, MS Word 2004 and 2008 are vulnerable, but Word 2011 is not. In addition, the older .DOC format is vulnerable, not the .DOCX format.

 

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