Because bug fixes can’t hurt. Apple on Thursday released iOS 17.4.1 and iPadOS 17.4.1, minor updates to its mobile operating systems. The updates arrive two weeks after the company’s large-scale iOS 17.4 and iPad OS 17.4.1 updates and offer bug fixes and security updates. As usual, the updates can be downloaded by navigating to Settings […]
Following a string of hefty operating system updates and honing in on hundreds of security fixes last week, Apple this week updated a specific vulnerability in its GarageBand audio editing application. The GarageBand 10.4.11 update is for users running the app in macOS 13 Ventura and macOS 14 Sonoma and wasn’t patched in macOS 14.4 […]
Your iMessage messages could be on the verge of becoming substantially more secure. Apple on Wednesday announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage called “PQ3.” The company stated that this “groundbreaking” and “state-of-the-art” protocol provides “extensive defenses against even highly sophisticated quantum attacks,” as seen in their public release: Today we are announcing the […]
It was something of an update-o-rama on Thursday as Apple released its iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 updates. While Apple didn’t offer details as to specific changes within the changelogs, the company did say the updates feature security fixes. The new version of iOS follows iOS 17.1.1 which was released on November […]
This is one of those things that make you cringe and hope there’s a firmware update to resolve it in the works. Two recently-discovered Bluetooth security flaws allow attackers to hijack the connections of all devices using Bluetooth 4.2 to 5.4, a range that encompasses all devices between late 2014 and now. AirDrop is also […]