Update fixes critical issues and also helps improve security

Oct 9, 2013 14:32 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft has released its timely patch for Office for Mac users employing the 2011 edition of the productivity suite, adding a number of fixes to address some security vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac 14.3.8 is a maintenance update which “fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security.”

The update patches a number of vulnerabilities “that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with malicious code.”

Scary, right? Well, it’s probably not as serious as it sounds, but it’s best to keep your software up to date at all times.

The requirements haven’t changed, and the 30-day trial is still in place, so you can head over to the download link below with confidence. Be sure you have around 2GB of disk space if this is the first time you’re downloading the suite.

Download Office 2011 for Mac