May 09, 2005
Tiger Dashboard Security

Some tremors in the Mac world at the moment about whether Dashboard widgets in Tiger open the Mac to security problems. Last night I read the Slashdot post and the Zaptastic demo that occasioned it (warning: the latter installs a benign widget on your Mac if you use Safari, as a proof of the danger). Dori Smith offers a clear assessment of the risk and steps you can take.

Macworld: News: Dashboard: Widget (In)Security

Posted by Dave at May 09, 2005 11:59 PM