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WWDC: Apple unveils forthcoming privacy, security protections for upcoming iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave operating systems

Apple is addressing security concerns in both iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave and outlined a number of new protections at its Worldwide Developers Conference, which is taking place in San Jose, California this week. Among the new measures to be implemented is extending privacy protections to the camera, microphone, and other sensitive user data […]

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TeenSafe app inadvertently leaks substantial number of Apple ID passwords

This definitely qualifies as something of a goof. TeenSafe, an app designed to allow parents to monitor their children’s online activity, was noted as saving users’ Apple ID passwords in unprotected plaintext form. The information collected by TeenSafe was hosted on Amazon servers, and also included device identifiers and the email addresses of parents, crediting […]

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Twitter locates bug through internal review, recommends changing account passwords

There’s no grey area to be had here: It’s time to reset the password on your Twitter account. This advice hails from Twitter itself, which discovered an internal bug that essentially stored passwords unmasked Twitter has stated that there was no known breach of this info and offered the following comment:

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Intel states forthcoming software and firmware updates will help make computers “immune” to Spectre, Meltdown vulnerabilities

Where the Meltdown and Spectre bugs are now affecting billions of processors around the world, Intel has not stated that forthcoming firmware updates and software patches will render Intel-based computer systems “immune” to these issues. The company has stated that updates have been issued for the majority of Intel processor products introduced within the past […]

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Apple has partially repaired effects of Intel “KPTI” memory/security bug, will add additional fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.3

Following public disclosure of a security flaw with nearly every Intel processor produced for the last 15 years, concern grew that a fix may take up to 30 percent of the processing power away from a system. But Apple appears to have at least partially fixed the problem with December’s macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 with […]