Safari Web Browser 'Insecure From Day One'

Apple touts the Safari web browser application as "Secure From Day One". Earlier this week, Apple released the first Windows-compatible version of Safari and security researchers identified a variety of serious issues within only a few hours. In Apple's defense, this was a Beta release, but the scope and nature of the vulnerabilities was substantial. Arguably, that is what Beta testing is for though, and Apple responded quickly, patching the most serious holes in a matter of only a few days. By contrast, Microsoft is sometimes aware of serious flaws in their Internet Explorer web browser months before they release an update. Frequently, it seems as if Microsoft sits on vulnerability information until attackers discover and exploit the flaw and then they scramble to release a patch. So, on the one hand, the Safari web browser contained an embarrassing number of holes, but on the other hand Apple was quick to release updates for those holes. For more information, read this article from The Register.