Apple on Thursday released updates to its macOS Ventura, iOS, and iPad OS operating systems, the changes focusing on privacy and security as well as addressing security vulnerabilities that Apple says may have been actively exploited in the wild. The macOS Ventura update brings the operating system to 13.5.2 and arrives almost a month after […]
Late last week, Apple releases its iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 updates. The updates include security fixes as well as a fix for a bug impacting Braille displays. Here are the specific details on the security fix: WebKit Available for: iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and […]
This is why firmware updates exist. A flaw has been discovered within certain Intel chips that allow an attacker with physical access to the computer, known as an “evil maid attack,” install malicious firmware onto the chip. The flaw was noted by Mark Ermolov, Dmitry Sklyarov (both from Positive Technologies) and Maxim Goryachy (an independent […]
Less than two weeks into 2020, and the first critical security flaw in a web browser has surfaced. The issue is found in Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, and the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning users about it. The good news is that the issue has already been patched, and snagging the new Firefox […]
A serious vulnerability was recently discovered in the popular LassPass password manager and developers are scrambling to fix the issue which makes it possible for malicious websites to steal user passcodes and in some cases execute malicious code on computers running the program. The flaw, which affects the most recent version of the browser extension, […]