CNet: Adobe Reader to block attacks with sandbox tech.
”Adobe is adding a “Protected Mode” to the next release of Adobe Reader for Windows due out some time this year, said Brad Arkin, director of product security and privacy at Adobe. The feature will be enabled by default and included in Adobe Reader browser plug-ins for all the major browsers.” What’s interesting here is the mention that they won’t roll out the feature for Macs right away, because the risk is primarily in the Windows version. That’s something I hadn’t heard before. Everyone’s so intent on branding Acrobat as a security risk, they neglect to mention the Mac version is largely safe.
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