Apple touts its security and lack of vulnerability to viruses as one of its advantages over the Windows operating system. Linux users tout the increased security as well. Microsoft apologists can use the latest patch for the Mac OS X Leopard to correct this assumption.
Security vulnerabilities occur in all operating systems, and the latest Apple patch fixed some 130 known vulnerabilities in the operating system. Various graphics fixes were included in the most recent patch. Apple uses the X-Windows graphical system, also used for the Linux and UNIX graphical user interface desktop environments. Not all of the patches fixed issues with Apple software.
Safari And Adobe Flash Player Fixed
Safari, noted for its looks, has known security flaws that make Internet Explorer or Firefox a more desirable choice even on Apple computers. The patch fixed known vulnerabilities in the computer, although the software only fixed the problems for Apple computers. Windows Safari users may have to wait a little while longer to see the same vulnerabilities fixed, although the patch for Windows should be released in a few weeks.
The latest version of Adobe Flash player also included several security holes that malicious coders and computer users learned quickly to exploit. Adobe has worked on its own patches to fix them for other operating systems.
Largest Patch Since June
Apple has worked on the patched for several months. The 10.6.5 update marks the largest changes the computer vendor made since it released its last patch in June. Apple user Charlie Miller was disappointed that Apple did not fix all the major known bugs. As any computer programmer can tell a person, bugs are an unavoidable part of any major program. Sometimes, a programmer can fix one bug only to have a new and unexpected bug appear in his computer program.
