Apple Patches, Kindle XSS, and Doom Printer Hack If you want to stay current with the Internet "threatscape," our weekly video can help. It summarizes each week's top information and network security news in one convenient place. Subscribe today! Today's episode covers, Apple and Adobe security updates, a cross-site scripting flaw that affects Kindle users, and an interesting … [Read more...]
This Month's Apple Updates Fix Mavericks and iTunes Security Flaws
As much as Apple would like you to think otherwise, their products are not immune to security vulnerabilities. If you use OS X Mavericks or iTunes, you'd best update. This week, Apple released two security updates to fix vulnerabilities in OS X Mavericks and iTunes. The updates fix a wide range of vulnerabilities, including memory corruption flaws attackers could use to … [Read more...]
iOS Malware- WSWiR Episode 104
Apple Updates, Reappearing Backdoors, and iOS Malware If you looking for a quick security news round up, subscribe to this weekly Infosec vlog. Today, I cover a number of Apple stories, from the latests patches to iOS malware; I warn about a supposedly fixed router backdoor that has re-appeared; and I talk about the trend of governments withholding zero day exploits. Watch the … [Read more...]
Apple Releases Critical OS X, iOS, and Apple TV Patches
Hey Apple users; it's time to patch. This week, Apple released three security updates to fix vulnerabilities in OS X, iOS, and Apple TV. The updates fix a wide range of vulnerabilities, including memory corruption flaws attackers could use to execute code, and something called a "triple handshake attack," which attackers could leverage in man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks … [Read more...]
Make Sure to Update Your Apple Devices
If you follow my weekly security video, WatchGuard Security Week in Review, you probably already know that Apple released both an OS X and Safari security update last week. Hopefully, you've already applied those two updates, but if not I highly recommend you do so immediately. Among other things, the OS X update includes a Java related security fix. Lately, cyber criminals … [Read more...]