Last week, the security researchers at GNUCitizen reported another vulnerability in Apple’s QuickTime.  It has been reported to Apple and soon we’ll see another security patch from the folks at Apple.  This is just a lesson learned.  Software like QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, WinZip, Adobe Reader, instant messaging applications like AOL’s AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, etc.  Think of all the software you use online.  How many of those applications have an automated update process for security patches?  This is one area Microsoft is actually gotten good at.  Apple too has an automated process.  More and more, applications are becoming more automated.

It may be a good practice for you to find the way you can check software that you use for updates.  They all have them.  Some have them under the Help in the top part of the window of the application.

Have a safe weekend!