Last week, an Italian blog found an iOS vulnerability that allowed a special Indian character to crash your Messenger app. Turns out this flaw, which involves Telugu script, affects all of Apple's operating systems. This week, Apple released updates to fix this flaw. Watch the video for a few more details and an example, and be sure to get the updates if you are an Apple … [Read more...]

By now you're probably extremely used to Microsoft and Adobe's cyclical Patch Day on the second Tuesday of each month. However, familiarity is no excuse for carelessness. Even if it seems never-ending, patching is one of the easiest things you can do to improve your organization's security. Watch the video below for a quick summary of the updates this month, and go get the ones … [Read more...]

Yesterday was Patch Tuesday, the day that both Microsoft and Adobe release all their cyclical monthly security updates. However, Microsoft actually pre-released some updates last week, due to the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. In today's video, I quickly highlight some of Microsoft's updates, but also cover some technical issues that have cropped up in their latest patches. I also … [Read more...]

Apple has released some follow-up patches to further fix the Spectre vulnerability in some of their products and OSes. Besides the updates, we also learn that attackers might exploit Spectre through browsers, leveraging malicious Javascript. Watch the video for these quick updates, and check out the Reference section to find Apples patches (if you don't already have Auto-update … [Read more...]

We've almost reached the new year, but first it's time for another round of software patches. Today is Patch Tuesday, the day Microsoft and Adobe schedule their monthly security updates. Earlier this month, Apple also released a round of security fixes. If you use Microsoft, Apple, or Adobe products, watch today's video to get the quick patch highlights, and check out the … [Read more...]