Yesterday Apple issued a fix for 58 vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system, many of which could lead to hackers running malicious code and hijacking your Apple Mac.
The update to version 10.6.2 of Mac OS X Snow Leopard also includes a number of “stability and compatibility” update for users, including a fix for a bug that permanently deleted user data while using guest accounts.
More information about the products affected by the Apple security vulnerabilities can be found on Apple’s website.
Security Update 2009-006 has also been released for users of Mac OS X 10.5.8 who have not yet upgraded to Snow Leopard.
It can’t be emphasised strongly enough the importance of keeping your computer patched. Even though…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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