Tag: firmware

EFI firmware in millions of Macs don’t get the most critical elements of Apple’s updates; Windows and Linux PCs at risk, too

Friday, September 29, 2017 10:43 amFriday, September 29, 20177 Comments

As any nagging cybersecurity expert will tell you, keeping your software up to date is…

Apple’s macOS High Sierra validates Mac firmware weekly, alerts users to possible security issues

Monday, September 25, 2017 12:16 pm8 Comments

A new routine in High Sierra runs automatically weekly and checks the firmware of the Mac…

Apple acquires security company LegbaCore that found Mac firmware worm

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 2:25 pmWednesday, February 3, 20164 Comments

LegbaCore had collaborated with security researcher Trammell Hudson on Thunderstrike 2, the first firmware worm to affect Mac computers…

Apple releases AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.6

Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:46 am17 Comments

Apple has released AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.6 which…

Apple firmware update quietly enables SATA 6Gbps in MacBook Pro, MacBook Air models

Monday, September 19, 2011 1:01 pmMonday, September 19, 20111 Comment

Apple appears to have quietly fixed a pesky SATA 6Gbps bug in its 2011 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air…