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Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities in MacOS and iOS

February 15, 2023 0 Comments 13.2.1, 16.3.1, Apple, cve-2023-23514, cve-2023-23522, cve-2023-23529, Exploits and vulnerabilities, iOS, ipados, macos ventura, type confusion, use-after-free

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Apple has released patches for macOS Ventura, iPadOs, and iOS. Among the patched vulnerabilities is a WebKit vulnerability which may have been exploited in the wild.

ComputerWorld Independent

How to use Apple’s advanced iCloud security tools

February 14, 2023 0 Comments Apple, Cloud Computing, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Apple recently rolled out new iCloud security features that could help protect mobile professionals when they’re on the road. The features include better iCloud data security, improved iMessage security, and more.

Here is how to use these new iCloud protections.

Secure your digital assets

No one should doubt that protecting personal or enterprise data has become more important than ever. Apple introduced Lockdown Mode for iCloud in 2022, following this up with even more protections in December and, most recently, introducing free privacy and security sessions in Apple retail stores in 2023.

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Apple fixes zero-day spyware implant bug – patch now!

February 14, 2023 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, ve-2023-23529, vulnerability, zero day

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:08:32 +0000

Everyone update now! Except for those who don’t need to! Or who need to but will only get updates later on, though Apple isn’t saying yet!

ComputerWorld Independent

Qualys now supports macOS in its cloud security tools

February 7, 2023 0 Comments Apple, MacOS, mobile device management, saas, Security

Qualys, sometimes described as one of the pioneering SaaS vendors, has bent with the times to begin offering Mac support within its cloud security offering.

A pioneer in SaaS goes Mac

Since it launched in 1999, Qualys has traditionally offered its services to PCs, mobile devices, and cloud-native applications. The company’s original 2000 product, QualysGuard, was distinguished as one of the first to market vulnerability management tools.

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ComputerWorld Independent

US agency calls Apple, Google App Stores 'harmful'

February 1, 2023 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Mobile, mobile apps, Security, small and medium business

Apple appears to have been given yet another set of reasons to expand its legal team as the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) calls for antitrust action to force Apple and Google to make big changes to their mobile app store business models.

What’s the problem?

NTIA is the principal advisor on telecommunications and Internet policy to the Biden administration. It argues that the way things are run at present may be “harmful,” arguing that Google’s and Apple’s “gatekeeper” positions may harm consumers by raising prices and reducing innovation.

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S3 Ep119: Breaches, patches, leaks and tweaks! [Audio + Text]

January 26, 2023 0 Comments Apple, data loss, dns, Google, goto, lastpass, Podcast, vulnerability, zero day

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:57:17 +0000

Lastest episode – listen now! (Or read the transcript.)

MalwareBytes Security

Own an older iPhone? Check you’re on the latest version to avoid this bug

January 24, 2023 0 Comments Apple, cve-2022-42856, Exploits and vulnerabilities, ios 12.5.7, news, type confusion, webkit

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Tags: iOS 12.5.7

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Tags: WebKit

Apple has now released security content for iOS 12.5.7 which includes a patch for an actively exploited vulnerability in WebKit and many other updates.

MalwareBytes Security

VASTFLUX ad fraud massively affected millions of iOS devices, dismantled

January 24, 2023 0 Comments ad fraud, Apple, c2, command and control, fast flux, human, iOS, JavaScript, js, malvertising, matryoshka, news, vast, vastflux, video ad serving template

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An evasive ad fraud campaign affecting iOS users has come to light. It’s called VASTFLUX.

ComputerWorld Independent

Apple marks Data Privacy Week with in-store privacy training, more

January 24, 2023 0 Comments Apple, Data privacy, iPhone, Mobile, Privacy, small and medium business

Apple this year is marking Data Privacy Week by working to educate iPhone users about the privacy protection tools they already have in hand, a move that has implications across any business that wants to maintain privacy.

Data protection is the bedrock of business

Data Privacy Week grew out of the Jan. 28, 2007 first convention on data protection. Today, it’s a global event that aims to raise awareness around privacy and data protection.

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Apple patches are out – old iPhones get an old zero-day fix at last!

January 23, 2023 0 Comments Apple, cve-2022-42856, Exploit, iOS, ios 12, ipados, MacOS, ventura, vulnerability, zero day

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:24:50 +0000

Don’t delay, especially if you’re still running an iOS 12 device… please do it today!