Apple patches 0-days for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Apple 0-days discovered for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Details, patch instructions, and takeaways.
April 13, 2023 • 4 min read •
Checklist 193: A Look at Apple Silicon with Nick Leon
Starting this year, Apple will begin making its own, ARM-based processors for the Mac. In this episode of The Checklist, we take a look at the background to this change, as well as what it means for Mac users: Intel vs ARMApple Silicon Macs and…
July 30, 2020 • 12 min read •
Apple and Google Develop Covid-19 Contact Tracing Tool
Apple and Google have announced that they’re working together to create a Covid-19 contact tracing framework for mobile devices. In this piece, we’ll tell you what you need to know about this important new technology. What is it? The joint project is aimed at developing…
April 14, 2020 • 7 min read •
Apple’s China Problem
In recent weeks, several high-profile US organizations have faced controversy due to their ties with China—and due to the actions which they took in order to preserve those ties.
November 3, 2019 • 5 min read •
Apple announces new iPhones—and the next generation of Apple Watch
This Tuesday, Apple held its much-anticipated media event. Here are a few key takeaways from the big day. New iPhones! The big news on Tuesday was, as expected, the announcement of the next generation of iPhones. Apple is rolling out three new models: the iPhone…
September 10, 2019 • 3 min read •
Black Hat 2019: Apple’s $1 million prize, new vulnerabilities revealed, and a keynote to remember
The 22nd annual Black Hat USA conference was held this week in Las Vegas. Black Hat is one of the most important events in cybersecurity, bringing together researchers, developers, and hackers from all over the world for a week of training sessions and briefings. As…
August 9, 2019 • 4 min read •
Zoom security flaw puts you at risk (even after you uninstall)
Security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh has discovered a major vulnerability in the popular Zoom video conferencing app that could allow malicious actors to turn on your Mac’s camera without your permission.
July 10, 2019 • 4 min read •
New Mac Malware Knows When You’re Watching
Security researchers at Intego have discovered a new form of Mac malware—one that shows some surprisingly sneaky behaviour aimed at evading detection by antivirus software and human malware hunters alike.
July 8, 2019 • 4 min read •macOS Receives Critical Supplemental Update for MacBook Pro
Following on the heels of Apple’s most recent raft of updates, which included macOS Mojave 10.14.5, the company has released another smaller update targeting specific MacBook Pro users. Apple suggests that all macOS users download and install the new supplemental update in order to take…
May 31, 2019 • 2 min read •
Checklist 138: Any Times a Good Time for an Update
A tricky class of vulnerability rises from the grave to trouble us again, one of the world’s most popular communications apps turns out to have a glaring flaw in its code that requires an immediate update to fix, and it’s time again to update your…
May 16, 2019 • 9 min read •iOS 12.2 Patches Majors Security Flaws; Users Should Update Immediately
It seems like only yesterday when Apple was taking Group FaceTime down to give itself time to fix a severe bug discovered by a teenager. In the latest round of updates, iOS received fixes for several bugs as bad or worse than the FaceTime issue…
April 3, 2019 • 3 min read •Apple Releases Security Updates for macOS
Apple recently released security updates across many of its products.
April 2, 2019 • 2 min read •