Snow Leopard Update Heightens Security, Offers More Secure Wi-Fi
Snow Leopard Update Heightens Security, Offers More Secure Wi-Fi
Posted 03/30/2010 at 5:44am
| by Paul Lilly
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For those of you rocking a Mac, Apple on Monday released a software update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard bringing the current version to 10.6.3.
The latest update plugs a whole bunch of security holes, addressing everything from improved validation of MPEG encoded movie files to preventing remote attackers from extracting information from Open Directory, as well as a little love for more secure Wi-Fi. There are 69 security related updates in all, of which you can view here.
Version 10.6.3 also includes several stability and compatibility enhancements, some of which include:
- address compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications
- address a color issue in iMovie with HD content
- improve the reliability of 3rd party USB input devices
- improve printing reliability
Apple also took a step towards better error reporting. In addition to the Crash Reporter state data, updated Macs will also include recent system loga information as well as details about the apps and hardware devices installed.
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lien_meat
March 31, 2010 at 2:02pm
phoronix.com benchmarked the update, and I guess the update introduced some pretty significant opengl regressions. Poor mac owners. They never get what they pay for (imho). (unless they are masochists...)
RtDK
March 30, 2010 at 4:32pm
But I thought Macs were already so perfect! I thought they didn't NEED updates. Maybe that's just what Steve Jobs told his minions and they believed it....
WAH wah waaaah~
Havok
March 30, 2010 at 9:47am
So are they gonna make this patch available exclusively through their App store? Mac OSX 10.6.3, Bandaged Kitty, only $0.99!
CLICK.
Julyjules
March 30, 2010 at 7:14am
Agreed that Win 7 beats OS X hands down. But I thought that Macs were sooo secure that they never needed any update, and that only Microsoft was annoying enough to offer security patches... Well looks like my sources were wrong! 69 security updates!
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