Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2007
Microsoft patch Tuesday for August 2007 brings us 6 critical and 3 important security updates from Microsoft. Microsoft summarizes the patches in their August summary. Every supported desktop version of Windows is affected by one or more patches. Several Microsoft Office versions are also affected along with several versions of Virtual PC and Virtual Server. [...]
OSX Security Update 2007-007
Apple almost made it through the month of July without an operating system security update which would have been a first for the year. But OS X Security Update 2007-007 was released on the last day of the month. Thirteen components are updated. Click the thumbnail to see the component list or visit the Apple [...]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for July 2007
It’s the second Tuesday of July and that means patches from Microsoft. This month brings six patches, three rated critical, two important, and one moderate. Only five of the patches (and only two of the critical patches) are for desktops. The sixth patch only affects server operating systems. Windows Vista also gets its own unique [...]
Security Update 2007-006 for Apple OS X
Apple has released a security-only update for OS X. It’s the appropriately named Security Update 2007-006 as Apple has released one security update a month so far this year. This update is needed for 10.4.9 along with the just released 10.4.10. It’s also needed for 10.3.9. The security update addresses two vulnerabilities. One is in [...]
Apple Releases 10.4.10 for OS X
Apple has released OS X version 10.4.10. While it contains several enhancements and fixes for the operating system it also includes one security related update. This security update keeps Apple in the one-a-month category for security updates to OS X. This security vulnerability is described by Apple as: …the reception of specially crafted IPv6 packets [...]