Although Apple has gotten grief for being slow to issue patches for security vulnerabilities, the biggest problem facing users is their near steadfast refusal to install the available updates. With Safari 5.1.7, Apple’s taking a proactive approach by disabling old …

The FileVault password vulnerability that recently attracted headlines? Yeah, that and a few other security issues have been fixed, as well as a number of bugs in this latest Mac operating system update. There is a fresh version of Safari …

Earlier this week, Apple promised a way to remove the Flashback trojan and has now delivered, but with a serious caveat — these Lion and Snow Leopard patches remove the most common but not all versions of the malware, which …

For users of the Windows version, there are “stability improvements.” On the Mac side, Apple says Safari 5.1.5 addresses a 32-bit issue under both Lion or Snow Leopard — why would a user need to run Safari in 32-bit …

Hey all of you Snow Leopard and Lion users, Apple’s got a fresh n’ tasty version of Safari for you chock full o’ fixes, as well as a palpable JavaScript performance boost. Fire up Software Update and then read on …

I always feel like somebody’s watching me. It was always true then for Michael Jackson and anyone on the interwebs now — somebodies are always watching. On this, I am ambivalent, bristling at the notion of being monitored and glad …

Apple released Safari 5 on June 7, 2010 and over 18 months later we’re still using a dot-variant thereof. Whether intended or not — Steve Jobs had just declared war on Adobe Flash — that D-Day anniversary marked the beginning …

Easily one of the most useful Safari Extensions, ClickToFlash is locked in perpetual battle with the purveyors of Flash to keep Adobe’s malignant multimedia middleware at bay and under control. Thereupon, this latest update for this highly customizable add-on includes …

Safari with a twist or, at the very least, a private label instance of WebKit with a twist. In addition to searchable bookmark tags, Dropbox integration and data portability, this still in beta browser will help you manage internet passwords …

There’s a nasty Java exploit making the rounds and it affects anyone with Java installed and enabled. However, protecting yourself is easy and will only take a couple minutes — update Java and then, unless, you use it all of …