Apple’s release of a major update for its Leopard operating system has further deflated the claims of some fans that Macs are intrinsically superior in the security department. There’s a cup-half-full argument to be made, though: It’s because more consumers are using Mac systems that the OS is attracting more attention from hackers.
Latest News about Apple has completed a major security Free Trial. Security Software As A Service From Webroot. overhaul of its Leopard operating system. The fix addresses more than 40 crucial security flaws, including one in iCal that allows hackers to attack the computer remotely.
Other flaws that either result in application terminations or arbitrary code executions have been found in AFP Server, AirPort, AppKit, Apple Pixlet Video, ATS, CoreGraphics, Help Viewer, Core Foundation, Flash Player Plug-in, iChat, Mail, Automator, Time Machine, VoiceOver and Parental Controls.
Security Update 2008-003 also has a non-security function: It enables iPhone users to sync Mac address book contacts with Google contacts.
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