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Apple Reassures Users: Flaws in WikiLeaks/CIA Vault7 Leak Already...

March 21, 2017

On March 7th, WikiLeaks entered the news and made waves again by releasing almost nine thousand documents they claimed came from within the US Central...

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Safari Syncing Bug Left User Browsing Histories Accessible Through...

February 14, 2017

Regularly clearing the history of sites one has visited in a browser is a common habit for many users. It reduces digital clutter while also providing you with...

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Emoji Issue Create Crashes in Older iOS Versions

February 9, 2017

As a cultural phenomenon, emojis seem to be the natural evolution from more "old school" style emoticons. No longer just a small set of pictograms, emojis now...

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Apple Postpones Mandatory Move to App Transport Security

Apple Postpones Mandatory Move to App Transport Security

January 9, 2017

In a recent article, we covered Apple's App Transport Security (ATS) feature and the security benefits its implementation brings to users. Apple had set a...

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Battery Bug in Latest iOS Versions Cause Phones to Power Down at 30%

Battery Bug in Latest iOS Versions Cause Phones to Power Down at 30%

January 3, 2017

While Apple is busy contending with iPhone 6S battery degradation and offering replacements to some of their owners; users of the most recent iOS updates on...

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Research Reveals Apple’s Efforts to Safeguard User Biometrics in the Touch Bar

Research Reveals Apple’s Efforts to Safeguard User Biometrics...

Today, individuals generate a staggering amount of personal data on an annual basis. It's not just your files and documents, though — it's everything you...

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Apple Delays Enforcement of Secure In-App Web Connections in 2017

Apple Delays Enforcement of Secure In-App Web Connections in 2017

January 2, 2017

Update: In response to developer concerns about meeting the ATS deadline, Apple has extended the timeframe for compliance. Click here to read more on the...

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iPhone Users Beware: New SMS Flaw Can Crash Messages app on all iOS Versions

iPhone Users Beware: New SMS Flaw Can Crash Messages app on all iOS...

December 31, 2016

An issue relating to text message attachments is currently causing severe issues for iPhones across all iOS 10 versions, as well as previous releases. Unlike...

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Apple Moves to Enforce Secure In-App Web Connections in 2017

Apple Moves to Enforce Secure In-App Web Connections in 2017

December 21, 2016

Apps on iOS devices are about to become a lot more secure overall in the approaching new year, and it all has to do with the groundwork laid by Apple several...

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Apple Corrects Slew of Security Issues with New Updates

Apple Corrects Slew of Security Issues with New Updates

December 20, 2016

Following a month-long gap after the release of iOS 10.1.1, Apple has finally released its latest round of updates not just for its iOS devices but several...

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Security Researchers Uncover Massive WordPress Vulnerability

Security Researchers Uncover Massive WordPress Vulnerability

December 17, 2016

Since the entrance of the word "blog" into our vocabularies in the mid-2000s, the idea of what blogging encompasses has undergone a significant amount of...

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Siri Exploit Creates an Avenue for Hackers to Bypass Your Passcodes

Siri Exploit Creates an Avenue for Hackers to Bypass Your Passcodes

December 15, 2016

Preventing unauthorized access to your iPhone is important; that's why so many of us lock our phones with secure passcodes and even our fingerprints. These...

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Dual-Booters Beware: Boot Camp Could Damage the Speakers on your new MacBook Pro

Dual-Booters Beware: Boot Camp Could Damage the Speakers on your new...

December 7, 2016

For those who need versatile options when it comes to operating systems, Boot Camp is one of the best tools to have at your disposal. With how easy it makes...

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Apple Issues iOS 10.1 to Patch a Critical Web Content Vulnerability

November 11, 2016

In its newest push to make its iOS products safer, Apple has released iOS update 10.1, featuring an array of twelve different patches for various parts of the...

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Apple and Others Revoke All Security Certificates from Chinese Provider

Apple and Others Revoke All Security Certificates from Chinese...

November 9, 2016

In recent days, several major tech companies have formally disavowed and discontinued use of a Chinese security certificate provider, WoSign. The abandonments...

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Apple Releases macOS Sierra, Provides Feature Updates and Security Updates

Apple Releases macOS Sierra, Provides Feature Updates and Security...

September 27, 2016

Every fall without fail, Apple does two things: unveils a new iPhone and releases new operating systems for its mobile and desktop devices. As of Tuesday,...

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Apple Urges iOS 9.3.5 Upgrade in Response to Spyware

Apple Urges iOS 9.3.5 Upgrade in Response to Spyware

September 26, 2016

At one point in time, the idea that we might have to worry about hackers attacking our phones would have been fanciful. Similarly, the thought of a private...

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Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, and Safari

Apple Releases Security Updates for OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, and...

September 2, 2016

Apple released a trio of security updates on Thursday to patch vulnerabilities in their desktop operating systems and web browser. Users running OS X El...

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A Security Exploit Using Live Photos Showcases the Need for Biometric Scrutiny

A Security Exploit Using Live Photos Showcases the Need for Biometric...

September 1, 2016

Personal biometric data, such as our faces and fingerprints, is increasingly used as a set of digital keys for unlocking access to many of our important...

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Ivan Krstic Announces Bug Bounty Program

Ivan Krstic Announces Bug Bounty Program

August 30, 2016

Apple's head of Security Engineering and Architecture made the announcement (which everyone is by now well aware of) about their soon-to-be-implemented bug...

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