Apple has released a new version of its Safari browser for Macs and Windows computers. This new version fixes 13 vulnerabilities in the old version. claims this new browser is almost twice as fast as and . The company also says runs Javascript up to six times faster than other browsers. You can get Safari for free here: http://www.apple.com/safari

However, Apple need not be too proud of itself. It also issued a security update for the Leopard and Tiger operating systems, and Apple’s 802.11n base station for wireless networking. In all, there were over 100 patches. This is almost half of all the fixes the company released in the whole of last year. It must be said that many were for third-party applications bundled with OS X.

Apple does not rate the bugs it patches, unlike, say, Microsoft. But a goodly number of these fixes were described by Apple as potentially leading to “arbitrary code execution“. This is code for saying the flaw could allow a hacker to run software on your Mac, and effectively seize control of it. In plain English, they are critical.

Get the updates using your Mac update service. Or go here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ Depending on your version, the update will be a 50MB – 108MB download.

Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here:
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