A new Security update:
Security Update 2007-005 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:
bind
CarbonCore
CoreGraphics
crontabs
fetchmail
file
iChat
mDNSResponder
PPP
ruby
screen
texinfo
VPN
Security Update 2007-004 has been incorporated into this security update.
For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
Restart Required, don’t forget to repair permissions after you restart.
Version 10.1.0.490 has been released on May 1st.
About RealPlayerWhether you’re listening to music or watching a ballgame, RealPlayer gives you the best control of your media. Stream, surf and boogie with these incredible RealPlayer features.What’s New in this Version- Several security vulnerabilities fixed- Improvements for Intel autoupdate componentsDownload Real Player Update here.
Another update is now available it’s for Aperture, version 1.5.3 is now available!
Aperture 1.5.3 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including:
Generation of thumbnails for adjusted images
Entering and exiting Full Screen mode
Working with large sets of keywords in the Keywords HUD
Restoring from a vault
Among the specific issues that have been addressed:
Previews now update properly when images are sent to an external editor.
Leaf Aptus 22 and Aptus 75 images are now imported with the correct orientation.
When folders are imported as projects, the folder structure is now correctly preserved when identically named subfolders are included in the hierarchy.
Reconnecting referenced images that have been externally edited now works more reliably.
Setting the ColorSync profile in the Aperture Print dialog now correctly suppresses color management settings in the Mac OS X Print dialog.
I would like to thank the many readers who sent me mails to tell me how much they like the blog as well for the design and the content: so heart warming and so encouraging!This morning I have received a mail from a reader who asked me to post a link to an IT Security article, and indeed he made a very good thing, because this page is about OS X Security Issues (with advices on how to “plug them” as the writer of that article says) and I really do think that ALL OS X users should read it.
So here is the link to the Top 12 OS X Tiger Security Issues.
Security experts find pirates increasingly turning their focus toward ‘phishing’ and identity theft.
Read more…
And here is a guide for Mac & PC users on Cyber Safety. I still don’t agree on installing an antivirus on Mac OS X anyway.
The Best List Of The Worst Things To Do On Your Mac.
- NO Backups. This can’t be that hard but it’s amazing how many people have 2,000 songs on their Macs; and 3,000 digital photos, and a few hours of edited iMovie movies. Wait. There’s more.
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MacWorld UK has reported that a fully up-to-date system running Safari 2.0.3 (417.8) and Mac OS X 10.4.5 is vulnerable to a recently discovered security flaw. It can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The source of this flaw is the way Mac OS X Tiger processes the meta data of the file associations of Zip archives. To make things worse this exploit allows Safari to automatically execute malicious code when visiting a website.One known way to avoid this vulberability is to disable the “Open safe files after downloading” option in Safari. If you want to test if your Mac is vulnerable Secunia is kind enough to provide a working demonstration.
