“We welcome today’s initiative by Apple to encourage Mac users to stay up-to-date,” noted Adobe’s Brad Arkin in a blog post. ![]() While many software vendors would prefer OS makers to keep their hands off their software, the move appears to be welcomed by Adobe, which has constantly battled vulnerabilities in its widely installed Flash Player. Through this latest software update, Safari 5.1.7 will now automatically disable older – and typically more vulnerable – versions of the Adobe Flash player. ![]() ![]() Apple Auto-Disables Outdated Versions of Flash Player, Pushes Several Security Fixes in Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Safari Updateįollowing a recent update to its iOS software that addressed several security issues with Apple’s mobile devices, the Cupertino tech titan pushed another significant software update today, this time for its flagship Mac OS X operating system and Safari Web browser.Ĭoming in at 370 MB in size, the newly-released Mac OS X 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security.īut aside from typical security fixes, Apple has made an interesting move in an effort to further protect users.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |