JackClark

Critical updates available on windows update, information here.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/se...04_windows.asp

darlodge

Cheers Jack, first thing I received this morning was a pop up tell me there were about 5 updates (XP Pro) to be performed

Darren

angrynorth

Microsoft? Critical updates? Surely I mis read? I thought that XP was rock solid

Iain Young

Yawn......

Thanks for the heads up Jack

JackClark

Just so the Mac users don't feel left out http://www.apple.com/support/securit...y_updates.html

angrynorth

Note the lack of the word critical

JackClark

Here you go, small download too

Mac OS X 10.3.3 57MB
Critical update for Panther users.

From http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

angrynorth

That will be this one?

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25711

OK so there was a single security issue there, but the weight of the download was in the iPhoto enhancements and printer mods.

Its hardly a regular occurence though is it?

JackClark

No not at all. I love Mac's and will most likely make the switch when my 6 year old machine gives up the ghost. Lets just hope not to many people move over or the ******* that spend all day smashing Windows will make the switch too.

ozzy

Not to be seen defending Microsoft, but just how critical are they? Is my PC anymore vulnerable than it was yesterday or this morning before I updated it?

Probably since it's now published that a vulnerability exists, but it would take other lack of defenses to allow someone to exploit it.

Stefan

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Sure glad my SUS server brings these updates down in the middle of the night! 64K conn takes an age

JackClark

Your PC is now more vulnerable simply for the reason that the holes have been exposed to the public at large. And why was it published, because if Microsoft didn't do it then the 'Security' company that found the problem would have done it for them.

Exploits can and will be written that would cause a major problem to your system without the update, regardless of other measures you have in place. There are a lot of things you can do to defend against them - I have a list here - but to be honest, applying the update is the best answer.

ozzy

As Puff's said, I'm glad SUS downloads and applies the updates for me

It just gets a bit boring when an update is assumed to be so critical that if not applied immediately your PC's gonna die. As you say, there's other more important security precautions to worry about.

Half these arguments are more appropriate to Joe Public and his insecure home PC (or a Business with incompetant IT staff )

Stefan

ozzy

BTW, I'm not be critical of anyone it's just that my boss see's these updates and does a Corporal Jones and think's the world's gonna end

boomer

One has to wonder what will happen if hackers ever manage to, er, hack, SUS

Lambs to the slaughter!!!!

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