macOS Receives Critical Supplemental Update for MacBook Pro

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
Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

The newest array of updates from Apple has arrived, with an array of updates for a variety of products addressing numerous security concerns, some of them serious. While these updates, particularly iOS 12.3, also add several new and exciting features that are sure to please…

May 20, 2019 • 2 min read
Checklist 138: Any Times a Good Time for an Update

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
Apple Pushes Latest Round of Updates for a Variety of Products

Apple Pushes Latest Round of Updates for a Variety of Products

It’s here: the latest round of updates for Apple products has arrived, and it’s a doozy. This series of updates is jam-packed with bug fixes and security updates that iPhone, iPad, and Mac users should all download right away to begin taking advantage of their…

April 1, 2019 • 2 min read
iPhone Prototypes Find Their Way to Hackers and Researchers Alike

iPhone Prototypes Find Their Way to Hackers and Researchers Alike

Have you ever wondered about how hackers or security researchers can figure out where the hidden flaws in iOS lay? For years, that’s been a big question, from concerns about how companies such as Cellebrite and GrayKey found their way into iOS to how researchers…

March 18, 2019 • 3 min read
Google Shares Details about a New macOS Vulnerability

Google Shares Details about a New macOS Vulnerability

On Friday, March 1, 2019, Google’s Project Zero announced that it had discovered a “high severity” vulnerability in Apple’s macOS operating system. The Project Zero team constantly works to find vulnerabilities in software and code from other companies and developers. When Project Zero does identify…

March 8, 2019 • 3 min read
Apple Releases a Fix for Group FaceTime Bug — Update Now

Apple Releases a Fix for Group FaceTime Bug — Update Now

After a couple of weeks of uncertainty following the announcement of a severe privacy flaw in one of Apple’s flagship features for iOS 12, a patch nearly entirely dedicated to fixing the problem is available for download. Relevant updates are included in iOS 12.1.4, a…

February 15, 2019 • 2 min read
New Linux Malware Appears, Infects Some Macs Along the Way

New Linux Malware Appears, Infects Some Macs Along the Way

While the average user might think their operating system options only go so far as “PC or Mac”, the truth is that there are many more systems running behind the scenes which power a great deal of our digital infrastructure. Linux is one such system,…

February 14, 2019 • 3 min read
Newly-Discovered Bug in Group FaceTime Inadvertently Allows Eavesdropping

Newly-Discovered Bug in Group FaceTime Inadvertently Allows Eavesdropping

When Apple debuted iOS 12.1 late last year, one of the flagship additions to the system was Group FaceTime. This long-requested feature allows multiple users to enjoy simultaneous face-to-face video chat through FaceTime. However, in the wake of a serious flaw in Group FaceTime that…

February 6, 2019 • 3 min read
Latest Round of Security Updates Arrives for Apple Devices

Latest Round of Security Updates Arrives for Apple Devices

It’s here: the first array of security updates in the new year for everything from macOS to iOS. These updates don’t roll out any brand new bells and whistles or slick new features, but they do address a host of flaws that require a fix….

January 31, 2019 • 2 min read