Security

Massive security update for all Apple devices: iOS 8.3

39 fixes are supposed to be delivered via iOS 8.3. Areas like KeyStore, Drivers, Backup, Kernel, Certificate Trust Policy, Networking, Lock Screen, Safari and the WebKit,  and many more are being fixed. Apple doesn’t provide how critical the issues were, but from what I see there, at least a dozen or so made me raise my […]

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iOS 8 brings a lot of security updates

You must have heard of the brand new version of iOS which was release yesterday: iOS v8. While the media is still considering and reconsidering their recommendations for each device on whether or not you should upgrade, here are my reasons to update my iPad 3rd generation. I don’t have an iPhone anymore, I am an […]

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5 Apple security myths

Five Apple Security Myths — and the Disturbing Truths Five hard lessons With that in mind, here are five Apple security myths — and the brutal truth behind each: Myth: I don’t need antivirus and spam protection because I work on a Mac. Truth: The Mac OS X operating system is targeted less frequently by […]

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Quoted in USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2010-08-09-apple09_ST_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip Somewhere in the middle of the article: Apple’s problem is singular. The company has made a big deal about hiding technical details of iOS, allowing only approved Web apps to tie in. This tight control initially made it easier to keep iOS secure. But now Apple may have to share iOS coding with anti-virus […]