Security Update for Apple Remote Desktop

Apple has release version 3.6.1 of its remote maintenance tool, Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) online. The update is a security update that will solve a serious problem in connection with VNC servers of third parties. These were used to handle the "encrypt the entire data traffic" not - even worse, it was also no warning.
ARD 3.6.1, the problem is now solved by this configuration an SSH tunnel is established. If this is not possible, denied the application to establish the connection. According to Apple, the problem occurs in ARD 3.5.1 or earlier does not that still run on Snow Leopard and earlier Mac OS X versions. ARD 3.6 and higher can only be used with OS X Lion. ARD 3.6.1 will also solve minor stability issues and refresh the computer list faster. The update will be distributed either through Apple.com or via the Mac App Store and is just over 15 MB in size.

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