What is sudo? Sudo (superuser do) is a piece of software that allows a system admin to give certain users/groups the ability to run commands as root or another user Sudo is available with most all unix based operating systems including Mac OS X. The…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readInformation Password Protect Folders (PPF) is designed to password protect personal folders on local or remote disks. One or more folders are dragged and dropped onto the AppleScript, assigned a user defined password and then made invisible. Folders are restored by relaunching the application, selecting…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readA fatal bug in MacOS X Server renders Apple’s new operating system practically useless as a web server. The problem is particularly critical since it affects MacOS Server X release 1.0 in one of its key features. During a server load test at c’t Labs,…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readWhat is GnuPG? GnuPG is a cost free replacement for PGP. Because GnuPG does not use the patented algorithm (IDEA), it can be freely used without restrictions. GnuPG application is fully RFC2440 (OpenPGP) compliant. GPGMail is the front-end for GnuPG adding PGP functionality to Mac…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readImportant Notice! How safe is your virus protection software? Not safe enough, rumor had it that the software company Fan Software released a defunct virus protection application called Insecticide priced @ 25.00 shareware . SecureMac.com ran Insecticide through the 3 point virus inspection test against…
June 2, 2001 • 1 min readTHIS IS SAMPLE CODE! ——————————————— This is the first public release, It is pretty stable for everyday use, but I am aware of a few bugs. I have listed them below.. This sample is a good example of what can be done with the AppleShare…
June 2, 2001 • 10 min readInformation A lot of this information was gathered from other sources on the Internet. This flaw is old. Just not well publicized. Now that it is, we can cover it a little more and explain why it happens, and what damage it can cause. This…
June 2, 2001 • 6 min readDecrypt-a-tron is a application to decrypt the Apple password algorithm, created by System Coyboy. macfspwd.c is a .c script to decrypt the apple password algorithm. Created by Nate Pierce. This is a .c document. You can use a compiler or a unix machine to execute…
June 2, 2001 • 4 min readHave you ever had to call for tech support on a product only for them to ask you for your serial number or registration code or when you bought it? Have you ever visited a website where you needed to enter a user name and…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readOperating System Affected: MacOS 8.6 and below Software: ALL versions of FileGuard Threat: medium The computer protection software “FileGuard” is renowned for its excellent ability of keeping people off your box. While playing around with the latest version, I started playing with the logs. I…
June 2, 2001 • 1 min readFileGuard Security Advisory – Disengage 1.0 OS 9.1 Ready, Now fully being developed and supported by Intego Information FileGuard has been a trusted program amongst Mac users who have searched for a way to keep their computers and data secure, in most recent news Intego…
June 2, 2001 • 9 min readBrickHouse (Mac OS X Firewall Configuration) BrickHouse was developed by Brian Hill to ease the process of configuring MacOS X’s built-in Firewall. His hard work has paid off; hundreds of OS X owners use his program. Changing Firewall settings manually without a GUI can be…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readInformation Empower Professional is a comprehensive security system, chosen by many large corporations, and featuring multi-level/multi-user access controls, enabling management of both folders and programs. Whats New in 5.6.2: Resolved conflict with the Mac OS 8.6 USB Iomega Driver Resolved conflict TechTool, Protection version 2.5.1…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readInformation Virex has been a leader in Anti-Virus solutions for the MacOS. This is the first beta for Mac OS X and only contains the command line scanner, we are assured in the near future we will see the familiar Virex interface. Because this is…
June 2, 2001 • 1 min readSymantecs’ Norton AntiVirus (NAV) 7 has become a trusted name amongst Macintosh users for virus protection over the past few years. SecureMac put this program through our five lock testing and the results came out rather interesting. During installation we were greeted with a screen…
June 2, 2001 • 3 min readInformation All Apple Powerbook have the option of setting up a security control panel, making it so when you boot you must enter a password before it mounts the drive. Good security for a laptop! Views Good security for those LapTop Users. At lease this…
June 2, 2001 • 4 min readInformation Easy, Foolproof protection. DiskLock sets up much faster than other security programs. Instead of having to select each file, you can choose entire folders with a single click. And DiskLock is virtually impossible to bypass–it loads before the system software, so unauthorized users can’t…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readInformation At Ease popularity has kind of died down. I remember schools using it but now they don’t seem to. It’s a product I never liked. Found it rather insecure. Millions of ways to hack around it. Views The New Version, Well You need to…
June 2, 2001 • 2 min readEmail encryption problems should be solved in Sonata by Dennis Sellers, dsellers@maccentral.com June 15, 1999, 9:45 am ET If you’re using a free Mac email application, you inherently have a lack of secure encryption as Andrew Jung, a computer science student at Camosun College (Victoria…
June 2, 2001 • 4 min readInformation NetBus is a remote administration tool for the Windows Operating system. When this program was first released it was known as a ‘hacker tool’ where a user can gain remote access to a computer with the program installed. This program is like the CDC…
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