Distracted Attention

Useful sample code from Apple

A lot of stuff was updated for Leopard, including some much needed example code. In particular I found the following two very useful…
SourceView:
This example demonstrates how to replicate the look and feel of Finder / Mail / iTunes “Source View” (left-handed column). If you ever tried to replicate this in Tiger, you will appreciate having [...]

Posted by Nick | August 23, 2008 | Filed under Cocoa, Security

Security Roundup August

Bunch of things I’ve found recently:

Lockdown - Mac Anti-Theft App (FoozoSoft / Freeware)
How I Stole Someone’s Online Identity (Scientific America)
List of Tools / Stuff Released at Defcon (ZDNet)
BlackHat 2008 Presentations and associated code (Zip file)
A threat nobody considered (Birds steal $4000 in coins from coin-op carwash)
Death Star Threat Modeling (Videos from HOPE)
Track the “Security” Zeitgeist [...]

Posted by Nick | August 22, 2008 | Filed under Security