Blog New Apple M1 Chip Might Have A Security Flaw June 17, 2021 by Vertical Axion There’s good news and bad news in the Apple ecosystem, specifically with regards to the company’s M1 chip. The bad news is that researchers have discovered a security flaw in the chip’s design that cannot be fixed without redesigning the chip itself. This flaw allows two malicious apps on a machine utilizing an M1 chip […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection New Technology Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Apple Malware Problem Unacceptable According To Apple Executive June 5, 2021 by Vertical Axion Craig Federighi, one of the top executives at Apple, is not happy, and recently made his displeasure known in court. In response to questions from Apple’s lawyers, he said, “Today, we have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable.” Federighi made the statement in defense of Apple’s longstanding strategy to […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Here Is How The New iOS Update Improves Privacy May 12, 2021 by Vertical Axion Targeted advertising has become a mainstay of life on the web these days. You do a search on Amazon for say, exercise bikes, and then, just about every other website you visit will show you ads relating to your recent search. It’s almost scary how good the ad targeting is. If you’re not a fan, […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone New Technology Recent News Technology News
Blog New Malware Takes Aim At Apple Developers April 8, 2021 by Vertical Axion If you don’t spend much time in the Apple ecosystem, you may not realize that Xcode is a completely legitimate tool used in macOS for developing a wide range of software and applications. Recently, based on research conducted by SentinelLabs, it has come to light that hackers are abusing Xcode via malware that has been […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Latest Apple Update Fixes Web Security Flaw On Most Devices March 19, 2021 by Vertical Axion Recently, two different security researchers (Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group, and Alison Huffman from Microsoft’s Browser Vulnerability Research Group) discovered a pair of serious security vulnerability impacting Apple devices. The bugs, tracked as CVE-2021-1844 and CVE-2021-21166 respectively, are browser-based memory issues that could have allowed remote code execution if the victim navigated or […] Read more » Apple General Interest iPhone Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Another Malware Attack On Mac Systems Has Been Discovered March 10, 2021 by Vertical Axion Barely a week ago, Patrick Wardle announced the discovery of the first piece of malware capable of slipping past the defenses of Apple’s M1, which was considered to be among the most secure commercially available technology. Now, it seems, there are two. Researchers from Red Canary and Malwarebytes jointly discovered an insidious, stealthy malware strain […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog New Microsoft Office Coming To Windows And Mac In 2021 March 1, 2021 by Vertical Axion Microsoft recently announced a significant addition to their ubiquitous office suite. Two new versions are on deck for 2021: A consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC (Long-Term Service Channel) for Enterprise customers, with both of these being made available to both Windows and macOS users. That matters because although there has been a vast […] Read more » Apple General Interest Microsoft Recent News Technology News Windows
Blog Apple M1 Macs Are Not Immune To Malware February 26, 2021 by Vertical Axion Patrick Wardle is a legend in the Apple ecosystem, and one of the best independent security researchers out there. Not long ago, he sang Apple’s praises for the security of their M1 processor. More recently however, he made a rather disturbing discovery, finding malware in the wild that specifically targets the new chip. Wardle had […] Read more » Apple General Interest Malware and Virus Protection Recent News Security Technology News
Blog Some MacBook Pros May Have Battery Charging Issue February 22, 2021 by Vertical Axion Do you own a MacBook Pro, purchased between 2016 and 2017? Has the battery been acting up and refusing to hold a charge beyond 1 percent? If you’ve ruled out issues with the charger, you should know that Apple recently published a new support document outlining this very issue. While it only affects a tiny […] Read more » Apple General Interest Recent News Technology News
Blog New Security Vulnerability Affects Current Mac OS Users February 18, 2021 by Vertical Axion Not long ago, a critical flaw in Linux SUDO was discovered and is being tracked as CVE-2021-3156. Given the nickname “Baron Samedit,” it’s a flaw in a Unix program that allows system admins to provide root level privileges to any users listed in the “sudoers” file. More disturbing, however, is the fact that just over […] Read more » Apple General Interest Recent News Security Technology News
