monty19@ hotmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately, security updates are necessary for virtually every
major operating system. Not all of those 213 updates are necessarilly
for security flaws. Some may be for bugs that cause programs to
behave incorrectly or crash, and a few may install upgraded versions
of programs with new features. A lot though, may be very necessary in
order to keep your system secure.
For instance, if you are browsing the internet with an old version of
Firefox with a security flaw, it may be possible for a malicious
website to run code that would allow someone to take control of your
system (only as an example)
I have here running Windows Vista, Fedora 6 (and 7 Test 1), Solaris 10
11/06, Mac OS X 10.4.8, FreeBSD 6.2, and every single one of them has
updates for one reason or another (FreeBSD 6.2 was only just released,
so I don't think any updates for security yet). Your not going to
escape the need by changing OS'es.
Dear Monty:
My sincere thanks for your expert and wise advice. Will install the
security updates.
One question: Do the security updates have to be installed immediately
after install? What happens if,. e.g install Firefox 2.0 over Firefox
1.5 (the current version). Do I still need to install the security
update for Firefox? Or should I first install the security update and
then update Firefox to the latest 2.x version?
Thanks again.
Benjamin
