Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Software is difficult and no matter how much vendors test, both black and white hackers will find vulnerabilities once the software has been released. The issue is how fast does the vendor respond with patches once a vulnerability has been found. Google Chrome emergency update fixes 9th zero-day of the …
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Apple declares that sharing device usage information with them is anonymous, but researchers are claiming this is not true and Apple can associate actual iCloud users to this shared information. Apple Device Analytics Contain Identifying iCloud User Data, Claim Security Researchers – MacRumors Would Apple do this? They are already …
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I used to sit in meetings where clients, often who were in marketing or a creative activity, who happily tell me “Macs don’t get viruses”. Well that was in the days when the handful of creatives using Macs were not viable targets to the hackers. Roll forward to today where …
Apple has pushed out a number of security patches for iPhones, iPads and Macs: About the security content of iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7 – Apple Support This is the eight zero-day vulnerability for Apple devices patched so far this year. They should happen automatically – but I always check, …
We have been covering these issues, here is the BBC’s article about the vulnerabilities: Hackers may have exploited security flaws – Apple – BBC News Apple releases emergency patch for two iPhone, Mac zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited – The Record by Recorded Future
Zoom has patched it but research suggests the fix is incomplete: The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS – The Verge
You will need to read the article by Matt Burgess, over on Wired UK, to find out if this impact you. A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS | WIRED UK
