Hacking an iOS device may be getting tougher to do. Per iPodNN, in a recent tweet, hacker i0n1c has revealed that the forthcoming iOS 6.1 update adds “again tougher protections” to the codebase even compared to iOS 6, suggesting that security has been dramatically improved. While many users have perfectly legitimate reasons (beyond just wanting […]
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This is the reason bug fixes were invented. Per AppleInsider the Safari web browser in Apple’s iOS 6 platform has a potentially serious JavaScript bug that could have major security and privacy implications. The new “Smart App Banner” feature in iOS 6 is designed to allow developers the ability to promote App Store software within […]
You should listen to your more paranoid relatives around the holiday dinner table when they say that there’ll always be someone trying to run a scam on someone else. Just because they’re paranoid doesn’t make them wrong. Per CNET, Russian security firm Dr. Web has uncovered another malware attempt on OS X systems that tries […]
On Monday, Adobe released Flash Player 11.6.602.108 for Mac OS X, a 11.9 megabyte download via MacUpdate. The new version is for Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.108 and earlier versions and adds the following fixes and changes: – Bug fixes related to security, stability, performance, and device compatibility. Full release notes are available here and the […]
If you’re going to be a target for hackers, you might want to hire someone with extensive experience for a company that’s long been a target… Per Wired, tt was discovered on Thursday that famed hacker and former Microsoft employee Kristin Paget is now working for Apple as a core operating system security researcher, suggesting […]