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Untrusted Java applets execute arbitrary code outside the Java sandbox

Tibet.A downloads a Java applet when users visit a booby-trapped web page

Targets all types of users and organizations with a single package

Lets you decide what apps to run, adds new layer of security to your Mac

A rather arrogant statement on behalf of the Cupertino giant. Or is it?

“Get your applications ready for Gatekeeper today,” says Cupertino

Intego reports on new samples of the Flashback.G trojan affecting Mac OS X

Developers now required to secure their apps by June 1st

Apple invites developers to test out the new security feature

The latest Lion update patches Internet Sharing, Address Book, and Time Machine flaws

Over 50 vulnerabilities patched in total, most affected OS X Lion as well

Special introductory price of $4.99, requires OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard or higher

Reader X and Acrobat X to be updated early next year

iTunes flaw not exactly at the top of Apple’s to-do list

Offer goes live tomorrow, December 1st, at 12:00 midnight local time

Security firm finds new variant of existing malware targeting Macs

All this while Apple is telling developers to focus on sandboxing their apps for security