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Apple Security Issues

Updates From the Washington Post Security Fix Blog:

• New Trojan Leverages Unpatched Mac Flaw
• Serious Security Vulnerabilty In Apple OS X Leopard
• Apple Issues Fix for Safari On Windows Security Flaw

 

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SSO: Should You Install ActiveX Controls?

Some Web sites require you to install ActiveX controls to see the site or perform certain tasks on it. This article from Microsoft reviews the risks and benefits of ActiveX controls.

Microsoft: Is it safe to install ActiveX controls on my computer?

Updates for Windows and Apple

From the Washington Post Security Fix Blog: Microsoft, Apple Issue Security Updates

Microsoft today issued software updates to fix at least 10 security vulnerabilities in various versions of Windows. Among the most dangerous of those is a flaw in the Bluetooth wireless communications feature included with many Windows systems that could open vulnerable systems to complete compromise just by being turned on and in range of an attacker.

Windows users can download all available updates from Microsoft/Windows Update, or via Automatic Updates.

In other patch news, Apple on Monday released a new version of its QuickTime media player that corrects at least five security vulnerabilities in the software. New versions are available for both Windows and Mac OS X users.

The new QuickTime, version 7.5, is available for Mac users from Apple Downloads or through Software Update; Windows users can grab the latest version from the bundled Apple Software Update program (be aware that it will try to offer you the Safari Web browser for Windows, which in its current configuration exposes Windows users to a sneaky avenue of attack that Microsoft has said it plans to address in a future patch).

Firefox 3 Released

From the Washington Post Security Fix Log: Firefox 3 Released - Sort Of

The biggest thing about Firefox 3 is the speed. It should run a lot faster and use much less memory than Firefox 2.

I’ve tested it with our WebMail and I didn’t have any problems. If you find any, please let us know…

You can download it here: http://www.mozilla.com