August 28 - 07:05pm EDT  Confirming the forthcoming iPhone 2.0x software update, Apple on Thursday promised it would deliver an security update for the recently publicized iPhone security flaw that could allow users to access some password-locked iPhones. First noted earlier this week, a simple series of keystrokes -- first the emergency button and then double tapping the home button --- could allow users in some cases to access private information on the device despite the screen lock. [full story]

August 27 - 08:30pm EDT   Swann Communications today announced its latest security solution, the IP-3G ConnectCam 1000. This camera allows users to access the live video from their 3G phone. Video feeds are transmitted through 802.11b/g to the home wireless network, where it is made available on the internet using SSID filtering and 64/128 bit WEP encryption to ensure privacy. MJPEG and MPEG4 compressions are supported, the former for higher quality and the latter for sending over the internet. [full story]

August 27 - 11:55am EDT   A new security hole in the Internet Protocol is potentially the most severe ever discovered, according to a presentation by security experts Anton Kapela and Alex Pilosov. The two have revealed that the inherent nature of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which is essential for optimizing and routing traffic on the Internet, allows a hacker to redirect traffic to his own servers and forward it along without interrupting connections or otherwise immediately exposing the attack. The method would allow a malicious user to either spy on unprotected traffic or alternately 'poison' the data with altered code before it reaches its destination. [full story]

August 20 - 08:45pm EDT   The name Corsair is probably best known as a company that supplies memory chips for Macs, but there's another Corsaire -- spelled with an "e" -- that researches computer security issues. The latter is out with a new "Security White Paper" targeting Mac OS X Leopard users. The 54-page report goes into extensive detail on best practices for "hardening" individual machines and Mac Networks. The company says the guide may be useful for system administrators wishing to "enforce an organization-wide desktop security policy." [full story]

August 15 - 04:30pm EDT   MacVide has released ScreenCap 1.8, a screen capture utility for Mac OS X. The software is mainly intended to provide stills or video of a desktop for purposes like tutorials, and in the case of video, it can additionally supply audio from a microphone or similar sound source. The utility further serves as a monitoring tool, through the use of video or timed screenshots. [full story]

August 15 - 04:05pm EDT   The Transportation Security Administration has published guidelines on what kind of laptop bags would be able to go through airport X-ray machines without travelers having to take their laptops out, according to a Thursday report. Instead of approving or endorsing specific styles or brands of laptop bags, the TSA is posting guidelines online and at checkpoints as to the design of the carriers that will allow X-ray machines to peer inside them. [full story]

August 14 - 07:55pm EDT   A phishing scheme targeted at MobileMe users has duped hundreds into releasing their credit card or other personal information according to Computerworld. Dan Clements, president of identity protection company CardCops, claimed hundreds of people were scammed with mac.com in a single day. CardCops uses investigators and automated bots to find information online in places frequented by cybercriminals. A recent search uncovered a stash of records in a server used to house stolen information. [full story]

August 13 - 08:00pm EDT   PageOnce says it has made significant upgrades to its free productivity app that helps iPhone users keep track of credit card, cell phone, MySpace and other online accounts. iOnce 2.0 features "significant security enhancements," and allows users to add and manage all of their online accounts directly from an IPhone or iPod touch by signing up for the company's online services. Also added is a "mobile destruct" feature that automatically deletes personal information if a user's mobile device is lost or stolen. [full story]

August 13 - 02:50pm EDT   Tesline-Service RSL, a security software developer, has released v1.1 of its Rohos Logon Key technology, which now supports Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. The software allows users to lock or unlock their computer without typing in a password each time, through the use of a USB key. "Keys" take the form of any authorized USB flash drive; when one is removed from a Mac, the desktop is automatically locked. To unlock a screen, the key can be quickly re-inserted. The program requires Max OS X 10.4 or higher, and costs $19, but can be used for free in a 15-day trial. [full story]

August 12 - 06:45pm EDT   Microsoft Tuesday released updates for Microsoft Office 2008 and 2004 for Mac . Office 2008 v12.1.2 contains "several changes to improve stability and performance" and includes "fixes that an attacker might use to overwrite the contents of a computer's memory by using malicious code." Office 2004 v11.5.1 also includes bug fixes and security improvements, according to Microsoft's website. [full story]