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Apple Releases OSX 10.9 Mavericks

October 25, 2013

Apple this week released a major upgrade to its desktop operating system. OSX version 10.9, or Mavericks, includes a number of new and updated features,… Read more »

Tagged apple, mac os x, software patches and updates

Patch Tuesday Roundup for July 2013

July 9, 2013

Today is Patch Tuesday for July 2013.  Microsoft released seven security bulletins for Windows, Internet Explorer, and several other products. Six of the bulletins fix… Read more »

Tagged adobe, apple, mac os x, microsoft, patch tuesday, software patches and updates

Apple OSX and Safari Updates

June 5, 2013

Apple released security updates for the Safari browser and currently supported versions of its operating system, OSX 10.8, 10.7, and 10.6.  (Users of OSX 10.5… Read more »

Tagged apple, mac os x, software patches and updates

Security Updates for iTunes

May 17, 2013

Apple released the latest version of iTunes (11.0.3) today, which includes a number of important security fixes.  The update addresses one vulnerability in the Apple… Read more »

Tagged iTunes, mac os x, microsoft, software patches and updates

7 Critical Adobe Flash Updates Released

November 8, 2012

Adobe has released fixes for 7 critical remote execution vulnerabilities in its Flash Player software. These vulnerabilities affect Flash Player for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android… Read more »

Tagged adobe, android, exploits, linux, mac os x, microsoft, mobile, security advisory, software patches and updates

New Mac Malware: SabPub

April 18, 2012

Another malware program affecting Mac OS X computers has come to the attention of computer security professionals this week. This new program, called SabPub, exploits… Read more »

Tagged exploits, java, mac os x, macintosh

Apple Releases Official Security Updates in Response to Flashback

April 13, 2012

Apple has released Java security patches today for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and Mac OS X Lion. These patches remove most common versions… Read more »

Tagged exploits, mac os x, macintosh, software patches and updates

Patch Tuesday Roundup

April 11, 2012

Besides the security patches released by Microsoft yesterday, there were also several updates released by Adobe plus a security update for Java for Mac OS… Read more »

Tagged adobe, java, mac os x, patch tuesday

New Mac Malware Threats

April 4, 2012

Two recent Mac malware threats, one involving Microsoft Office software and the other involving the Java application, reinforce the fact that, in today’s world, Mac… Read more »

Tagged exploits, java, mac os x, macintosh, software patches and updates

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