Apple releases patches - Mac debate rumbles on

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 3, 2006

Are Macs safer than Windows PCs? Oh yes they are... Oh no they're not.. etc.

Spokespeople for various AV companies continue to add to the 'are Macs safer?' debate kicked off last month by Sophos's Graham Cluley (see his arguments in this month's issue of VB). Many industry players have highlighted the figures for Mac OSX vulnerabilities and exploits, and criticised Apple's record on responding to flaws. Meanwhile, Apple has released a swathe of security fixes for its products.

Follow the debate, with comments from several vendors, in this news piece.

Read about the Apple fixes here.

Download the patches from Apple's website.

Posted on 03 August 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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