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Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

It's that time again: Apple has pushed out a variety of updates for practically all its products, from iTunes for Windows to multiple flavors of macOS, plus...

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple Says It’s Not Real

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple...

A strong passcode is one of the most important elements of personal security on iOS devices. While it has been some time since Apple introduced the stronger...

Apple Patches Bug in Swift Programming Language

Apple's Swift programming language is a useful tool for developers on Mac and iOS platforms due to its versatility and wide-reaching application. Occasionally,...

Checklist 95: Summer Security News

It seems like it was just yesterday that we were kicking off the new year and wondering what the months ahead would have in store for us. As we head into the...

Hackers Could Bypass macOS Signature Checks for A Decade

Hackers Could Bypass macOS Signature Checks for A Decade

Code signing is one of the most important lines of defense against malware. It allows a user to know that the software they intend to install or run came from...

Apple Patches Xcode to Correct Serious Git Security Flaw

How can programmers keep track of all the changes that get made to a piece of software during its development while keeping everyone else on the project in the...

Apple Supplements macOS Security Update to Address Wide-Reaching Flaw

Only a few weeks after the recent release of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, Apple has amended the update by publishing an additional fix under this version number....

Latest Round of Apple Security Updates Includes iOS 11.3

After more than a month since the last big "patch day" for Apple products, the Cupertino company has now released to the public a new slew of updates that...

Police Can Now Access iPhone Data Using a Secretive Piece of Hardware

Police Can Now Access iPhone Data Using a Secretive Piece of Hardware

For several years now, a fierce debate has raged over how much access law enforcement organizations (LEOs) should be able to have to the mobile devices of...

Some Apps on the Mac App Store Are Mining Cryptocurrency

The wave of cryptocurrency miners taking the place of common malware continues in 2018 unabated, and it appears every week we encounter another story about a...

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

February 26, 2018

We've recently seen a series of bugs on iOS and macOS devices that all follow a similar pattern: maliciously-formed links or simple emojis and text strings...

iPhone Source Code Leak Could Open the Floodgates for Hackers

February 20, 2018

A key piece of Apple’s iPhone source code may be out in the wild. On February 7, someone posted something called “iBoot” on GitHub. GitHub is a popular...

Apple Pushes Range of Updates for Quality of Life and Security

Apple Pushes Range of Updates for Quality of Life and Security

February 2, 2018

Alongside Apple's recent updates to macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan to address the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, the final week of January also saw...

The Checklist 74: Overall iOS Security Features

February 1, 2018

Your iPhone is secure, right? That's the general impression, anyway — and it's certainly an impression Apple has worked hard to maintain over the years. It's...

Checklist 73: Meltdown, Spectre and You!

January 25, 2018

Have you recently seen tech headlines "melting down" about a major bug in computer processors? Do all the headlines about "Spectre" make you wonder if a ghost...

Checklist 72: 2017 Security Review Part Two

January 18, 2018

Last week, we brought you Part One of our 2017 Security Year in Review. This week, we’ll wrap that up with Part Two! If you didn't get a chance to check out...

Checklist 71: 2017 Security Review Part One

January 11, 2018

What was the biggest story about computer security to hit the news in 2017? It's hard to pick just one — it's safe to say it was a massive year for...

Apple Confirms Fixes for Major CPU Vulnerability, More on the Way

January 8, 2018

Apple has confirmed that a pair of critical security vulnerabilities uncovered by security researchers late in 2017, and now filtering out into media reports,...

Apple Patches MacOS High Sierra Login Vulnerability

Apple Patches MacOS High Sierra Login Vulnerability

December 1, 2017

“Is Apple getting sloppy?” That was the headline of a BBC article published on Wednesday, November 29th, 2017, reporting the discovery of a major security...

iPhone Apps with Camera Permissions Could Secretly Take Your Picture

November 3, 2017

When is your phone able to take a picture? Put that question to the average user and chances are they will say something about having the actual camera...

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