Tag: Security Update 2017-001
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Apple is struggling to stop a ‘skeleton key’ hack on home Wi-Fi
Even with all Apple’s expertise and investment in cybersecurity, there are some security problems that are so intractable…
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Apple needs more than HomePod to play in smart home
When Apple announced in 2014 that it was creating the HomeKit for iOS devices…
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How Apple’s HomeKit broke my digital heart
When Apple first announced HomeKit in 2014 I hoped it would be the unifying platform…
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How Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard became synonymous with reliability
Following the news that Apple had refocused their plans for iOS 12 around stability and performance…
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Apple’s iOS 12 could finally fix systemic frame rate issues and interface inconsistencies
Today’s news about Apple putting new features on the back burner for iOS 12 means that the company…
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macOS update paranoia and when will Apple’s APFS finally work on Fusion drives?
Apple’s promised fix for the inability to convert a Fusion drive to the Apple File System (APFS) is MIA…
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Yet another macOS High Sierra bug: Unlock App Store system preferences with any password; another one Apple should have caught
Less than two months ago, Apple users discovered a bug in macOS that allowed anyone…
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At Tim Cook’s Apple, Steve Jobs is long gone, and so is the ‘it just works’ ethos
Isn’t a caretaker CEO’s No.1 priority, you know, to take care?
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macOS quality as measured by Apple’s update release rate
There’s a lot of chatter out there that High Sierra is potentially the worst macOS release ever…
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Apple’s HomeKit security screwup spotlights the risk of smart homes
The latest iOS 11.2 update held a zero-day vulnerability attackers could exploit to control smart home devices, including connected locks…
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Zero-day iOS HomeKit flaw allowed remote access to IoT devices including door locks, garage door openers; fix rolling out
A HomeKit vulnerability in the current version of iOS 11.2 has been demonstrated…
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Why are there so many macOS and iOS bugs?
If you’ve been paying attention to the Apple-sphere recently, you might have noticed…
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Updating to latest macOS 10.13.1 disables Apple’s ‘root’ bug patch; you’ll need to reinstall Apple’s root security fix
It appears Apple’s quick fix for the recently discovered root user bug can be disabled…
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Apple’s macOS High Sierra bug fix arrives with a new bug – here’s the fix
After fixing that embarrassing macOS High Sierra bug that let anyone create a root account on a Mac without a root password…
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Apple on Mac flaw: ‘We apologize to all Mac users. Our customers deserve better. We are auditing our development processes.’
Apple Inc said on Wednesday it would review its software development processes…
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Apple releases fix for macOS High Sierra administrator authentication bypass flaw
Apple today released Security Update 2017-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.1 which…
