Apple Computer has some clever television commercials and a reputation for being safer than Microsoft Windows, but even Apple needs a massive patch batch sometimes. The latest is a collection of 31 patches for 43 bugs, 24 of which could let attackers run their own programs. This is Apple’s third security update for the year and it affects OS X clients as well as servers.

For more on the flaws:
– read this TechWeb article
– watch the commercials

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