Macs need to patch too!

Published: 2013-09-10. Last Updated: 2013-09-11 07:48:21 UTC
by Swa Frantzen (Version: 1)
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Our regular readers know this, but on Patch Tuesday aka Black Tuesday we get a bit wider audience and hence it's worth repeating it even more:

Do not forget to also patch your Macs!

E.g. a Trojan was recently discoverd that targets Macs with unpatched java flaws. See the Intego writeup.
Not only that, Microsoft Office, Adobe Flash, Shockwave, Reader and/or Acrobat all need to get updated too.

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Swa Frantzen

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Apple sent out an update "APPLE-SA-2013-09-10-1" designed to block older flash players versions.

"Due to security issues in older versions, Apple has updated the web plug-in blocking mechanism to disable all versions prior to Flash Player 11.8.800.94."

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5655
It should be common knowledge that no matter what platform you're on patching is essential.
I use Mac daily and I check for update daily, run Qualys browser check for plugins daily....

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