Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 08:26:53 +0000
Why you need to update your iPhone to iOS 16.3 and your Mac to macOS Ventura 13.2, and why the next, upcoming updates for Apple devices are likely to also be pretty important.
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Mac, iPad, and iPhone users can choose to automatically install system security patches as they are released with a new Apple feature called Rapid Security Response.
Rapid Security Response aims to secure Apple’s platforms with automated security updates. The idea is that if every user automatically installs such patches, the entire ecosystem becomes inherently more secure.
Announced last year at WWDC 2022, Apple began testing the feature in October. During beta testing, it shared four content-free downloads to test its distribution system, including one recent test in March. While the feature can be enabled on devices running the latest operating system, as of this month Apple had not yet begun to ship genuine security patches.
Apple-focused device management and security vendor Jamf today published its Security 360: Annual Trends report, which reveals the five security tends impacting organizations running hybrid work environments. As it is every year, the report is interesting, so I spoke to Michael Covington, vice president of portfolio strategy, for more details about what the company found this year.
First, here’s a brief rundown of some of the salient points in the report:
Credit to Author: Alanna Titterington| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 13:54:53 +0000
Desktop versions of WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and the like have much less protection than mobile apps.
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A new family of Mac malware that spreads through pirated versions of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, and other key creative apps has been identified by the Threat Labs team at Jamf.
The new XMRig threat is a subtle cryptocurrency mining attack that has evaded detection for months.
XMRig proliferates by attaching itself to pirated copies of creative applications, including versions of Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro X, and Adobe Photoshop. That’s the kind of “knock-off” Mac application you frequently find being distributed across peer to peer networks.
Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:46:46 +0000
What is Secure DNS and Private DNS, how to configure them, and what are the differences between the two?
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Apple recently rolled out new iCloud security features that could help protect mobile professionals when they’re on the road. The features include better iCloud data security, improved iMessage security, and more.
Here is how to use these new iCloud protections.
No one should doubt that protecting personal or enterprise data has become more important than ever. Apple introduced Lockdown Mode for iCloud in 2022, following this up with even more protections in December and, most recently, introducing free privacy and security sessions in Apple retail stores in 2023.
Qualys, sometimes described as one of the pioneering SaaS vendors, has bent with the times to begin offering Mac support within its cloud security offering.
Since it launched in 1999, Qualys has traditionally offered its services to PCs, mobile devices, and cloud-native applications. The company’s original 2000 product, QualysGuard, was distinguished as one of the first to market vulnerability management tools.