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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...

Apple Releases iOS 11.1 and Other Important Security Updates

Apple Releases iOS 11.1 and Other Important Security Updates

October 31, 2017

The latest round of Apple security updates arrived on Halloween, delivering everything from iOS 11.1 to updates that affect macOS, watchOS, and more. As is...

Ransomware Attacks Target Apple Users Via iCloud

October 27, 2017

A recent rash of ransomware attacks has left some Apple users locked out of their Mac computers and iOS devices. The nature of the attacks led some users to...

Apple Acknowledges U.S. Senate’s Request for Details about iPhone X...

October 26, 2017

As in previous years, Apple’s 2017 September keynote brought device announcements, new feature introductions, and other headline-worthy events. What’s...

Apple Reports Major Spike in Government Requests for Information

Apple Reports Major Spike in Government Requests for Information

October 17, 2017

Who wants information about you? Digital security practices revolve in large part around restricting your data based on the answer to that question. We try to...

iOS 11 Includes Patches for Several Vulnerabilities

iOS 11 Includes Patches for Several Vulnerabilities

September 25, 2017

September 19, 2017, marked the arrival of iOS 11, just in time for the release of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. The big annual update of Apple’s mobile operating...

Apple Removes VPNs from Chinese App Store

Apple Removes VPNs from Chinese App Store

August 14, 2017

One of Apple’s most famous marketing campaigns revolved around the catchphrase “There’s an app for that”—to the point that Apple eventually had the...

Securing Your Data with macOS and Keychain

Securing Your Data with macOS and Keychain

August 11, 2017

Every time a new version of Apple’s operating system arrives, every tech-focused publication on the Internet does a deep dive on the new key features....

The Age of iPhone Jailbreaking is Drawing to a Close

The Age of iPhone Jailbreaking is Drawing to a Close

Remember jailbreaking? From the first iPhone, it has been an integral part of the community around the device and even something which has pushed its...

iOS 11: What to Expect from the Next Major Version Change

iOS 11: What to Expect from the Next Major Version Change

Among a slew of other announcements at Apple's WWDC in June this year was the news that iPhone and iPad users would finally see the release of iOS 11 later...

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