Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
Never underestimate an operating system update from any mobile phone manufacturer. This week, Apple issued iOS 18.5 which provides enhancements to the user experience, but also fixes bugs and flaws.
This update fixes over 30 security bugs. The sooner you update to the new version, the better from a security standpoint. The security flaws…
TikTok users are seeking alternate platforms to share and view content as the U.S. is set to ban the popular social media app on January 19, 2025. Instead of turning to U.S.-based companies like Facebook or Instagram, users are flocking to another Chinese app called Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote. The app, which previously…
Apple product users—update your new Apple security patches now!
Apple released security patches iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1 on October 27, 2024, and patches to iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 on October 28, 2024, to address vulnerabilities and zero day initiatives. These patches should be applied as soon as possible: currently, “an attacker with physical…
On Monday, July 24, 2023, Apple issued a security update to address vulnerabilities that have been linked to a spyware campaign. iOS 16.6 fixes 25 iPhone security flaws, several of which are being exploited by threat actors in the wild.
Apple says “This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for…
Chinese company ByteDance faces growing concerns from governments and regulators that user data from its popular short video-sharing app TikTok could be handed over to the Chinese government. The concern is based on China’s national security laws, which give its government the power to compel Chinese-based companies to hand over any user data. More than…
An Illinois appellate court has ruled that Apple’s biometric unlock features, including Touch ID fingerprint scanning and Face ID facial geometry scanning, do not violate the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The case involved a group of Illinois residents who alleged that Apple’s Face ID feature impermissibly collects facial geometries from pictures stored in…
This week, both Apple and Microsoft issued patches to fix serious zero-day vulnerabilities that should be applied as soon as possible. That means that if you have an iPhone or iPad, you may want to plug your phone or iPad in and apply the newest iOS 15.0.2, which is what I just did as I…
Earlier this week, Apple issued another patch—this one is said to address a reported vulnerability that “an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.” According to Apple, it “is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.” According to reports, this is the 13th zero-day vulnerability…
Although app platforms guard against fake apps, criminals are working hard to get around app platform rules to scam victims out of a cryptobuck. Apple and Google throw apps off their platforms if they don’t play by the rules, yet fake and scam apps have proliferated and continue to scam victims.
Recently, security researchers at…
If you are on top of updating your iPhone patches when a new operating system is released by Apple, you probably updated your iOS to version 14.5 when Apple released it last week. However, even if you did update last week, it is important to update again this week to iOS 14.5.1, which Apple released…
