Apple has released an emergency security patch for iPads and iPhones: Apple fixes zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks The types of attack described would probably not impact the ordinary user – but a cyber security patch is a cyber security patch, who knows who else may come along the …
Google issues Android updates to fix zero-day exploits
Every vendor must do it – issue cyber security patches. For app vendors, if you use the app, you get the updates. For operating systems like Windows and the various flavours of Apple OS it is straight forward as the vendors have direct control of the OS and push regular …
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Apple releases a zero-day cyber security update
Apple has issued cyber security updates across its product range to address a zero-day security flaw in Apple’s Core Media framework that is being actively exploited. Apple security releases – Apple Support What systems are impacted by the zero-day flaw? Here are the operating systems that are receiving this update …
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VPN – A Security Uplift
On Monday we ran an article highlighting the importance of security updates and patches on VPN software, especially when those fixes apply to zero-day vulnerabilities. Quick Definition The zero-day vulnerability is the gap between a cyber security flaw being discovered and the patch to fix it being applied to your …
Tomorrow is Patch Tuesday
Among the patches Microsoft will issue tomorrow, there are sure to be fixes for zero-day vulnerabilities – these are probably the most important as threat actors may already be exploiting them. What is the zero-day threat? You can find out the details here: Are zero-day vulnerabilities exploited? Yes, and the …
