Yesterday Apple had its September event where all the new toys were revealed, including iOS 16 – which will be on the new devices announced and available as an upgrade for iPhones going back to 2017. The new iOS and MacOS will both support passkey security rather than passwords. Apple …
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency security advisories for Apple and Mozilla
CISA is a good source of information on updates and vulnerabilities. They do issue industrial updates as well, I do not cover them here as I think they are outside the scope of these posts, but if you are involved in industry the site is worth a regular visit to …
This time there is more of a security issue with iOS rather than Android
Usually when I am discussing smartphone app security, Apple iOS has an advantage over Android apps, because of it’s curated App store that stops (most) of the security issues from getting through to the end user’s devices. Now researchers have discovered Amazon Web Service credentials hard coded, by careless developers …
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Apple security flaw is so serious they extended the fix to older devices
This the zero-day WebKit vulnerability that Apple patched in mid-August for current operating systems and Safari. The flaw is so serious and there are reports of it being exploited in the wild that Apple has issued a security advisory covering older devices and iOS versions: About the security content of …
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I do not use the Apple iOS VPN and here’s why… Written whilst on holiday using a VPN.
When I use a VPN, I do it because I want my communications across the internet to be private. Apple iOS VPN is not private enough: Two years on, Apple iOS VPNs still leak IP addresses • The Register I always use a VPN when I suspect the internet connection …
