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Apple Updates Safari for Improved SSL Authentication

Posted by pudge on from the i-am-gonna-take-you-surfin-with-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Safari upate is available from Apple on Software Update. This updates to Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v74)." Says Apple, "This update is recommended for all Safari users and improves how Safari validates the authenticity of websites that use SSL certificates."

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  1. At least Apple is up on these things... by MrTangent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Microsoft seems to twiddle their thumbs when security issues are found. Apple has been pretty good with security issues, even in their beta software like Safari.

    1. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by Smurf · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Let's see. The original post from MrTangent says:
      Microsoft seems to twiddle their thumbs when security issues are found. Apple has been pretty good with security issues, even in their beta software like Safari.
      His second post says:
      However, it's refreshing that Apple doesn't release security updates every week like Microsoft. That shows that their products are generally more secure.
      I don't see why you imply that he said:
      "It's good that Apple releases more security updates than Microsoft."
      Therefore I don't see the "whoosh". The first post says that Apple's security bug fixes are fast. The second one, that they are not needed as frequently as for Windows. Those are two separate but non-exclusive ideas. You may not agree with him, but he doesn't contradict himself.
  2. Re:Whoo hoo! by Virus1984 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually for the fraction of users who load apple.slashdot.org this is "stuff that matters". It's a section meant to be read by Mac users (read: potential Safari users)...see ?

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