Security Geeks Say Leopard Needs Patches
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Several security features in the Mac's new OS are incomplete, say researchers.
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Apple has released an update to its Leopard operating system, fixing several minor annoyances. Users complaining about the new Mac desktop, flaky AirPort connections, camera support and software stability problems can download Mac OS X 10.5.2 starting Tuesday to help soothe their nerves.
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Apple's upgraded Leopard operating system will be set loose on Friday as trend-setting iPods and iPhones cause the ranks of Macintosh computer lovers to swell.
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Mac users who have updated to Leopard are reporting problems with their wireless connections, according to comments on Apple Inc.'s support forums.
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Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released a patch for its Macintosh OS X operating system that fixes 15 security problems in the software.
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Apple released its fifth security update of 2007 on Friday, correcting 13 bugs in both client and server versions of its Mac OS X operating system. The most serious security hole could lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service attack, although most require local access to the Mac.
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Watching the detectives Snort and Sourcefire users are urged to update their intrusion detection software following the discovery of a potentially serious security vulnerability.â¦
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Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) has issued a new security patch to mend seven vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system.
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I've given Leopard a chance, but it's pretty clear, this is not a good operating system release. I've been out of the Mac loop for most of the last decade, just got back in a bit over 2 years ago. I don't know if early OS releases are generally as crappy as this one, but I wasn't prepared for where we're at now. If I had known, I would have waited, instead of upgrading most of my Macs to the new system. Talking with a friend a few days ago, he asked what I thought of Leopard. He had installed the new version, like me, the first day it came out. "I'm not liking it," I said. He said something that was simple, profound and revealing: "It's like Windows." It is. It's that unpleasant to use. It disappears for long periods of time. Systems that didn't used to crash now crash regularly. On one system three hard disks were rendered unusable, and I lost a couple of full days restoring them (luckily I had good backups). The user interface is quirky. The new networking interface is a big step backward. The firewall moved and lost features! That's simply never done, you don't charge customers to remove features, esp security features. I think Apple doesn't understand how many people depend seriously on their Macs.  To Apple, I left Windows because it held my time and work in low regard. I was happy with the Mac because it seemed reliable. Now it seems my friend was right, I'm using Windows again, and I'm not happy about it.
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Macs still have fewer bugs than Windows PCs, but Apple moves to plug security holes before problems crop up.
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It's possible that in the coming months that security-minded computer professionals will finally have a conclusive answer as to whether low malware attack rates for the Mac are due to the platform's low rate of adoption. Some experts believe that as adoption rates rise, so will attacks.
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Insecurity through obscurity Apple has released updates for two widely distributed products that harbored a raft of security vulnerabilities, some of which were actively being exploited by miscreants. Unbelievably, the company isn't presenting either as a security fix to mainstream users despite the risk the bugs pose for its millions of users.â¦
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Apple on Tuesday released what is likely to be its final update to Mac OS 10.4 "Tiger" before it releases Leopard this spring. Included in the patch are fixes for .Mac, Bluetooth, Mac OS X's standard productivity applications, networking, and printing, among other issues.
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10.3.7 fixes bugs, fills security holes
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OS security fix is being rolled out to users who have enabled Automatic Updates.
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The MacSweeper site purports to scan Macs for security issues, then sell users a software fix--but researchers have their doubts.
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Fruity Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating systems to plug multiple security holes. Bugs in third-party components have also been addressed by the security update.â¦