Better Safe Than Sorry

iPhone Released

It's from Apple. It's cool. It's got a few neat ideas few of which are truly new. It's joined at the hip with Apple exactly like Microsoft software yet this linkage is muted because, well, with Apple this is a feature. Sure. For business users it holds nothing except promise in that you know version 2.0 will build on the hype (and, by this time, sales) to leveredge Apple into a nice position to take a run at the dying Music Industry.

Safari Browser for Windows (Beta)!

This appears to be the platform by which Apple might require you to have if you wish to use the next version of the iPhone. Except the browser compares poorly to others as it appears to not load faster. It has security issues ( don't they all ) and lacks the ability to patch. No extensions / add-ons like Firefox. No Widgets like Opera. Looks like hell. Looks like hell? An Apple product? 'Fraid so. So, let's wait on outcome of this strategy.

Mac Patches You Need

Apple has patched some 31 flaws but according to reports (here and here) there are still flaws that won't be addressed for some time to come :-(

Mac Safari Browser Vulnerabilty

Secunia is reporting on a vulnerability in the Safari browser caused by an error in the processing of file association meta data (found in the "__MACOSX" folder) in .ZIP archives. This could cause users to execute a malicious shell script that has been renamed to a safe file extension stored in a .ZIP archive.

Worse, it can also be exploited automatically when Safari visits an evil web site.

Secunia has a test available to confirm if your system is vulnerable: http://secunia.com/mac_os_x_command_execution_vulnerability_test/

The vulnerability can be lessened by disabling the "Open safe files after Downloading" option in Safari.