It’s time to update your versions of Safari for the older macOS Big Sur and MacOS Catalina operating systems. Apple on Wednesday released Safari 15.6.1 for the operating systems. According to MacRumors and the release notes, the update includes an important security fix for a WebKit vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple […]
You definitely want to update the Zoom application on your Mac. An exploit noted by Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle and disclosed at the DefCon tracking conference on August 12 has noted a loophole that could be exploited to offer an outside user full access to your Mac. Since Zoom has to be run with […]
A newly discovered malware strain for Macs, dubbed “CloudMensis,” has begun making the rounds and seems to have located a previously unknown macOS backdoor that could be used to spy on users with compromised Macs. Discovered by the cybersecurity firm ESET, the malware has been named CloudMensis due to the way it utilizes cloud storage […]
Thursday proved to be a relative Apple Update-O-Rama, as the company released its macOS Monterey 12.3.1 update as well as its iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1 updates. In addition to bug fixes, Apple included the following privacy and security patches for multiple zero-day exploits: AppleAVD Available for: macOS Monterey and iOS 15 Impact: An application […]
It may be time to update your copy of the Google Chrome web browser. Google on Friday released an updated version of Chrome that includes a fix for a high-severity zero-day bug that made it into the browser. The update is available now for macOS. The Chrome Team said on Friday there was a “Stable […]