Just a few hours before Microsoft will release Updates for its software, Apple released version 10.6.2 of Mac OS X and Security Update 2009-006, respectively. This Update fixes numerous of security issues within the Mac operating system.

You can download the Update from Apples web site or just use the updater of Mac OS X. As some of the vulnerabilities allow for remote code injection and execution, the Update is recommended.

The Apple platforms will soon be targeted with more energy by cyber criminals: Just recently hackers attacked for example Apples iPhones which are jailbreak’ed – they broke into the phone through the standard password for the SSH installation. So at least change the default passwords if you used jailbreak.

Dirk Knop
Technical Editor

Microsoft, Apple and Adobe provide new updates to their users. While Microsoft plugs 14 holes alone in its PowerPoint software, Apple fixes 67 security holes in its Mac OS X operating system and in the Safari web browser. Adobe closes the security holes in its PDF reader software.

The PowerPoint updates from Security Bulletin MS09-017 close the security hole which already got actively exploited on the net and other, currently unknown vulnerabilities. The patches for PowerPoint for Macs are still missing though. Microsoft urges its users to install the update as soon as possible as the company expects exploits for the other holes to surface soon.

Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Safari 3.2.3. Apple and Safari users should install those updates immediately, too. The updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat should be installed ASAP as well.

Dirk Knop
Technical Editor