Safari Flash Player Plug-in Blocked Due to Security Bugs
Apple has blocked the Flash Player plug-in in Safari following Adobe’s updates that address a recently identified Adobe Flash...
Security News
1,500 Apple-Approved iOS Apps at Risk From Data-Exposing Vulnerability
Things have recently gone rotten in the state of Apple security. Can things get any worse? Unfortunately, it seems,...
OS X Yosemite Still Vulnerable to Rootpipe Attacks
The Rootpipe vulnerability (CVE-2015-1130), previously thought patched by Apple in OS X Yosemite 10.10.3, remains on all Macs.
Microsoft Releases Office 2011 14.4.9 Update, Patches Critical Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released Office 2011 14.4.9 Update for Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later, patching critical vulnerabilities in...
Oracle Issues Critical Updates for Java, Releases Java SE 8u45
Oracle released Java SE 8u45, closing 14 security bugs exploitable over a network without the need for a username...
Adobe Patches Flash Flaw Targeted by Exploit in the Wild
Adobe Flash Player users should update to Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169 to avoid potential attacks. An exploit for CVE-2015-3043...
Rootpipe Backdoor Flaw Not Going to be Patched on Older Versions of OS X
Bad news. Older versions of OS X are not receiving a security patch that could prevent hackers from taking...
Apple’s Colossal iOS 8.3 Update Kills 58 iOS Security Bugs
Today Apple has updated its mobile operating system to iOS 8.3, which kills a whopping 58 iOS security bugs. This...
Apple’s Safari 8.0.5, Safari 7.1.5, and Safari 6.2.5 Updates Fix Privacy Flaws
Apple has updated its web browser with fixes for multiple privacy flaws, releasing Safari 8.0.5, Safari 7.1.5, and Safari 6.2.5...
Security & Privacy + Security News
TrueCrypt Has Been Audited! Should You Use It?
Close to a year ago, I wrote an article entitled “TrueCrypt is Dead; What Does This Mean for Mac...