As I'm sure most Apple lovers are aware, Apple announced the new iPad this week (which they literally just call the "new iPad'). While the new iPad has nothing directly to do with security, it does deliver a new version of iOS, which fixes 81 security vulnerabilities in the popular mobile operating system. If you own an iPad, iPhone, or iPod you'll certainly want to grab iOS … [Read more...]
Apple Releases a Pile of Security Updates in October
If you use Apple products, you'll be busy updating this month. Today, Apple released a bunch of security advisories (on their Security Update page), informing customers of updates for many of their products. Here's a list of security advisories for all the updated products: OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 iTunes 10.5 Safari 5.1.1 iOS 5 Software … [Read more...]
Malicious Media Files Usurp QuickTime and iTunes
Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: QuickTime 7.6.x and iTunes 9.x running on any platform How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing your user to view maliciously crafted images or videos, or to visit a malicious website Impact: In the worst case, an attacker could execute code on your user's computer, potentially gaining complete … [Read more...]