Enhancing the Security of Adobe Flash
Adobe's Flash player has had its share of security issues, so much so that some users have refused to install it. Here's technique that will allow you to keep Flash installed, but allow it to run under your control. It's called ClicktoFlash, and it'll speed up your Safari browsing too.
When you visit a Website that uses Flash, the site sends a request to the Flash Player on your Mac to activate. There may be multiple Flash sources on a page, in addition to the one you're interested in -- perhaps some ads as well. Some may not be easy to see, but they'll still chew up your CPU and pose possible security risks.
Adobe's Flash player, located in /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ then springs into action to render the videos. A significant problem is that Adobe doesn't supply a auto-updater for the Flash Player and it isn't folded into Mac OS X's Software Update. As a result, many users are left perusing the Internet with, possibly, an older and vulnerable version of Flash, and they don't even know it.
