05/29/2007, 4:30pm, EDT
Tuesday, May 29th
Apple plugs two QuickTime security flaws
A security researcher in late April pointed out that Apple had failed to patch two zero-day QuickTime flaws discovered more than a year earlier, but issued a security update on May 1st addressing a critical issue with QuickTime for Java.
Apple last week plugged 17 other security holes in Mac OS X Panther and Tiger, shoring up security concerns in an attempt to make good on the promise of superior Mac security. Various security analysts have warned that Mac users are not immune to security risks, despite popular belief amongst Mac owners themselves. Analysts point to Apple's low market share as one primary reason that the company hasn't come under nearly as much fire from malicious users as Microsoft's Windows system, and predict that the Cupertino-based company will face increasing attacks as it gains more share in the computer market.
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