Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc.
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Mac OS X from an IT Security Practitioners' Perspective?
What does the Mac OS X offer that it has been recently attracting users with IT security focus?
There are sites that specifically focus on "hacking" with OSX, such as machacking.net. Defcon has an ...
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Reading keystrokes of other applications
Is it possible for other application running in the OS to read the keystrokes that my application uses?
What about mouse events and window handles?
Is there any security wall that the OS uses to ...
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FireFox Download Source
While downloading the latest version of Firefox for Mac, i took a peek at the source. The names don't look legit but i am not that familiar with how CDNs work.
I hit download multiple times and ...
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Has my Mac been compromised? [closed]
I am running NOD32 on a Mac running Leopard 10.5.8. When I visited a website, NOD32 automatically detected it as a virus. For some reason I was taken to bing.com and I got a "page not found" error. ...
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Apple Mac Security - What do I need to know?
As I've been working on Windows machines most of my life I know most of the best practices and apps to keep them secure.
When it comes to security on Apple macs I'm clueless as to where to start.
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Secure cleaning of deleted files
So I know how to secure delete files. But at our company, we have a laptop which had many important documents, which now have been deleted, but not in a secure way.
We can't perform a full format of ...
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How does FileVault 2 work with multiple decryption keys?
With FileVault 2, you can encrypt the hard-drive such that users on the computer can decrypt it with either of their passwords
How does this work?
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Rootkits on Mac OS X
Is there known existence of rootkits for Mac OS X, and can you please provide examples?
What software would you recommend to detect rootkits on OS/X?
From a software developer's perspective, can you ...
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Ubuntu home folder encryption, compared with file vault [closed]
I want to know if there are any limitations that are imposed on you when you enable home folder encryption in ubuntu.
Example, in the mac file vault, at least on Snow Leopard, time machine, and ...
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Mac sending hundreds of packets to gateway
I've got a user on my work network who brings her personal laptop (macbook) in for work. They've been having some horrendously slow network issues on everything past that hub, so I did some packet ...
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Convenient cross-platform help on checking secure hashes like SHA-256
It is often helpful to be able to obtain a good cryptographic checksum of a file, e.g. the SHA-256 hash. This can be used to verify file integrity, so long as you have a reliable source for the hash.
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kadmin problem: “Client not found in Kerberos database while initializing kadmin interface”
I'm having problems setting up Single Sign On on my Mac (Snow Leopard). My program was giving the error
accept_sec_context: Unspecified GSS failure. Minor code may provide more information: \
Key ...
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How can I protect my computer from my potentially malicious colleagues?
So, I work in this small company (10 people) where we do stuff in programming, for various platforms. I started recently working there (2 months) right after I graduated. My work is not exactly ...
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What firewall settings on a Macintosh are the most restrictive, while still permitting casual internet use?
I don't want this to be subjective, so I'll try to make the requirements as clear as possible.
On a Mac with Snow Leopard, how can I set up the firewall rulesets that allow ONLY:
Using the internet ...
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Is there a viable open source antivirus for OS/X?
I am interested in finding an antivirus program for the Mac, but not one from Symantec, because I don't trust them.
I wonder if perhaps there is an open source solution for antivirus for OS/X?
Or ...
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TCP / UDP port monitoring programs for mac?
Does anyone know of a free and effective port monitor for mac? Also, can a laymen, in relatively short order, learn to use such software to detect and thus prevent unauthorized remote access/control ...
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xml library vulnerabilities, regarding post-exploitation
there was some arbitrary code execution that occurred on my os x 10.5 system.
this came as a result of opening an xls file with excel for mac.
the vnc type program that came with office for mac was ...
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What FDE (with hardware encrypted drives) for OS X works?
I'm trying to get all of our laptops doing FDE (as I'm sure lots of you are), and I've run into a problematic spot. Our Windows and Linux laptops are Dells, and they have some good BIOS integration ...
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Verify Mac firmware is not hacked…how to do?
I have a late model Mac computer. I allowed someone to plug in a USB drive, and my network activity changed afterwards.
Normally, Little Snitch will report every app that uses the internet. Every ...
